Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada – 11th Stop on our Trek North to Alaska
Rain is forecasted as we depart Cochrane. This is not good for Alberta's camping enthusiasts as they kick off the summer season with Victoria Day on Monday. We took the wise advice of Canadians Rick and Cary from the Heavy Hauler Escapees Forum and booked reservations in Banff for the “holiday” weekend at Banff National Park’s Trailer Court, which has water, sewer, and 30 amp electric. Not to mention a lot of Columbia squirrels, and a boat-load of poop specimens. Guess this campground is inhabited by deer, elk, and bears in the “off” season! Suspected Campground Pooper We experienced some delays with road construction on Route 1 enroute to Banff. Good thing they are working on this road—it is in desperate need of repairs. I thought I’d suffer whiplash from bouncing around the backseat so much! Well, the weather forecasters picked a fine time to be right for a change! We have had varying degrees of rain thro...