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wishing you both well. Enjoy your travels.

Looks wonderful. Thanks for the report and lovely photos.

Oh geez, yes. I can't think how many times I've camped and got up in the morning to realise I'd had the keys in the door all night. And once I took off on a four hour walk to find I'd left the door wide open. I'm not sure I should be let out on my own...

Wonderful stuff, Ski3s. Thanks.

Look like good folks. Glad they're out there.

Yikes. Glad it wasn't any worse.

Long may we flourish!

Great bird photies. I especially like the raven, just coz I've got a thing for corvids, I think.

Don't leave home without one?

Just the kind of ostentatious rubbish that I camp to avoid. I'm not jealous. I think it's just ugly. And I would wonder about the impact on terrain of anything that big and heavy.

Green with envy. Go. Enjoy!

Planning my usual trip to Banff in the beginning of October, where I'll join up with friends for Thanksgiving. I've lost track of how many times I've made the trip from Sacramento to either British Columbia or Alberta. I know I've travelled Hwy 1, I-5, 97, and 395. I really like the central...

Magic. Thanks for posting.

Thanks. I know about roux. I'm just more interested in the firepit stuff when I'm camping, so I cheat.

mostly I grill over a campfire in a fire pit. I do have a teeny collapsible cheap grill that I can use with charcoal. I can put together a pretty fair meal -- last year's turkey dinner was almost all cooked over a fire pit. Folks seemed to enjoy it. (I did cheat and use instant artificial...

Actually, Kispiox, I'd bet you'd do the same for a visiting Canadian. I find folks down here pretty hospitable. I'm not sure I'd trust the bears too far on either side of the border, though. (Nice photo.)

Thanks for kind words, Kispiox. I think you've pretty much called the safety situation. You COULD conceivably have bad luck rather than negligence re wildlife, but I doubt a firearm would be much use in such a situation. Here, for what it's worth is the Canada Border Services publication re...

There's some nice dispersed stuff around the Kettle River country. Christian Valley north of Rock Creek might be a good point of departure. I gottoo say, as a Canadian, I"m delighted about the handgun restriction and only regret it's not better enforced. I write this as an aging small dumpy...

PS. Pepper spray other than Bear spray isn't generally welcome at the border. I think they prefer the bear spray to be of Canadian manufacture, too.

I really like the trip up 97, and haven't experienced the inappropriate passing. I can think of some spots where it could be an issue. No, you definitely cannot bring a handgun into Canada. They're just flat illegal. A rifle or shotgun might be permissible, but I'd check re documentation...

As ever, fine report. What fascinating country! Thanks.

Great musician; great loss.

Really wonderful account of fine country. Thanks.

Thanks, Chris. You've depicted some of my very favourite country. Damn, I'm homesick now...

I still find this strange. This is my second camper (first a VW Vanagon that I spent ten years in) and now my ATC Ranger II) that I've spent time in. I've never bothered with any water other than from the tank and it tastes fine and I'm quite free of any water-borne issues (touch wood). I...