Last night was passed at Yahk Provincial Park where Eliot and I occupied one of the two sites that had campers that night. Some of the park’s campsites were out of bounds due to high water levels in the nearby Moyie River. It also turned out that the campground was near a busy (at least at night) railway line which was a surprise after lights out.
The next morning there was a glimmer of sunshine as we drove out of the campground. But that was the only glimmer we saw for the rest of the day. As we headed towards Cranbrook the rain held off. But after we left Radium Hot Springs, the heavens opened. The beautiful scenery of our mountain national parks was obscured almost completely by foggy clouds hanging very low. There were some wildlife sightings between Radium and Castle Junction … some deer and a young moose standing in the middle of the road impeding traffic. Helmut (the Westy) seemed to give him some cause for concern. When we came along he decided it was time to mosey along.
We finally arrived in Calgary around 7pm and were welcomed by Ute and Katherine who cooked a delicious roast chicken dinner which was had with wind and beer. And so to bed. Ute made me take my cell phone with me as I had left it on the dining room table. She said she didn’t want it waking her up if it rang. Who would call during the night I asked. You never know, she replied. Sure enough, at 1am the phone rang and it was a wrong number!! I’ll turn the darn thing completely off from now on.
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