Back Into Bear Country

Black Bears are everywhere here. The day before we arrived at the campsite the park rangers had to airlift a bear out of the area because he was "bothering" the campers.

Pukaskwa National Park, ON

The best beach north of Miami, yet was empty on this holiday weekend.

Thunder Bay, ON

Great old hotel by the lake. We learned why the town's called Thunder Bay when a train rolled past the hotel at 2am.

Winnipeg,MB

A very boring town.

Sundown On The Plains

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

We stopped at a sleepy little border town called Moose Jaw. Al Capone created an elaborate tunnel system built underneath the town during Prohibition that housed a speakeasy, gin mills and a few brothels.

Back On The Road

After a few days of camping in Bear Country we head out over the Grasslands on the Trans-Canada Highway.

Jasper Ice Field

Bear Country

We saw this grizzly at sundown, which is when they are most active. Lucky for us that in summer these bears prefer huckleberries to human flesh!

YOHO NATIONAL PARK, CANADA

You've got to go!

Camping at Yoho is truly memorable, not to mention quite civilized. Snow- and glacier-capped moutains, emerald blue lakes, wildlife sightings, spectacular waterfalls, and a really good French cafe/deli that has the best goat cheese sandwich!

Glacier National Park

We camped near the beautiful Lake MacDonald. Abbie is quite happy with our new tent.

Coming Home

We're heading to Glacier National Park where we'll spend one night camping and then drive about 500 miles north to Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies for some more outdoor fun. After that we take the Trans-Canada Highway back east. Wish us luck.

Goodbye Bitterroot Valley

Bitterroot National Forest

We've been taking walks in morning around the National Forest.

Seen here are bison, osprey, bighorn sheep, white-tail deer, and of course, Abbie.

Loggers Day, Darby MT

The finalist square off in the log roll. Winner gets a truck full of logs. (No Joke)

The Cottage

It was well worth the stress. The owner was very apologetic and gave us a generous deal. The place sits about 20 ft from one of the best trout streams in the country. Everyone fly fishes here, even the kids. For wildlife there is Elk, Big Horn Sheep, Bear and Moose. The nearest town is Darby which is having it's annual logger's day competition tomorrow. Wi-Fi has yet to hit the valley so it's hard to find an Internet connection but I will try and post some photos of the festival as soon as possible.

Kaori and I will rest up for a couple of days and then start preparing for the second leg of the trip, camping in the Canadian Rockies.

Bitterroot Valley, MT