Alberta Adventures (Photo Overload)

We had the opportunity to finally go to Alberta. We had been planning this trip for about four years now and for various reasons, we had to continually postpone. But this was our year!!

Day 1:

Left Swift Current at 8:30 heading to Medicine Hat. Hazy. Trip to the Mall. Strathcona Park for lunch. Abby got stung by a wasp so we went back to mall then drove around a bit. Went to Esplanade Art & Heritage Centre. Checked into the hotel - Medicine Hat Lodge. Went on water slides. Supper at Moxies. Rested and watched tv.

Animals seen: coyote (2) deer

Day 2:

Woke up and had breakfast. Drove to Drumheller. Drove to Royal Tyrrell Museum. Very busy!!  We managed to re-create some pictures from our last trip to the Museum!! 

Left Drumheller. As soon as we got through we were back in prairie farmland. Drove to Sundre. Checked into hotel - Mountainview In. & Suites. Went to Matthew & Malisa. Visited and met all their animals. Had supper. Back to hotel for swim and soak.

Animals: coyote, deer

Day 3:

Breakfast at hotel. Walked down to the river. Got some pizzas and took them to Matthew & Malisa for lunch. Walked down to the Red Deer River (Abby took a lot of the pictures by the river and Izzy took a couple too!). Back to hotel and swim in pool. Went to Original T’s for supper. Went to the grocery store to pick up supplies for tomorrow’s lunch. Back to hotel and watched tv and went to bed.

Animals seen: deer

Day 4:

Breakfast. Pit stop in Rocky Mountain House. Drive through mountains. Hazy. Stopped for pictures. Lots of pictures!  

Picnic lunch at Coleman Creek by the Columbia Ice Fields - Athabasca Glacier. Put our hands in the cold lake. 

Drove through rain. Checked into hotel and rested. Everyone is quite tired. Rain. Went to Canadian Steakout for supper, Izzy lost a tooth. Back to hotel. Relaxed until bedtime.

Animals seen: deer, grizzly bear, elk, bald eagle, mountain sheep

Day 5:

Woke up and had breakfast. Raining. On our way to Grande Prairie. Pit stop in Grand Cache. Drive to Grand Prairie. Lots of clouds. Picnic lunch at Muskoseepi Park. Went to Faith & Curtis house. Toured around. Supper. Went for a walk.

Animals seen: bear

Day 6:

Woke up, breakfast. Hauled water. Quick bite and went to Eastlink Centre for swimming and then played racquetball. Toured around Grande Prairie. Made DIY pizzas. Went for a walk.

Animals seen: the cat caught a mouse

Day 7:
Woke up, breakfast. Drive to Pipestone Creek Park. Back for late lunch. Relax, played Racko. Flew drone. Had a fire, roasted hot dogs and s’mores

Animals seen: snake, another cat caught a mouse.

Day 8:

Woke up, breakfast. Stopped in Crooked Creek for donuts. Got diverted due to a fire - an oil tanker truck hit a train. Added an hour and a half to our drive. Wendy’s for late lunch. Went to the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Saw all the animals. Checked into Best Western Plus South. Supper at Royal Pizza. Pool.

Animals seen: black bear (and then all the ones in the zoo!)

Day 9:

Woke up, breakfast. Drive to Saskatoon. Pit stop in Lloydminster. Arrived in Saskatoon. Went to Midtown Plaza for some shopping. Back to the Mutch House for supper. Went for a short walk. Bed.

Animals seen: bison

Day 10:

Woke up. Breakfast. Drove home. Passed out!!

Animals seen: deer