Day 16: July 12, 2025 – Girard, PA – Canton, CT Sixteen days, over 5,000 miles, six states, three provinces, and a hundred little moments that stitched this trip into something unforgettable. The road, with all its chaos and clarity, is behind us now… but we’re not quite ready to come down. There’s a weirdContinue reading “Glacier & Banff Day 16: Come Down”
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Glacier and Banff Day 15: The Distance
Day 15: July 11, 2025 – Oakdale, WI to Girard, PA Endless road before us—today was all about forward motion, even when circumstances tried to prevent it. We went the distance… got delayed… and then went even more distance, making this our longest travel day of the trip. It was fate (and a bit ofContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 15: The Distance”
Glacier and Banff Day 14: In the Meantime
Day 14: July 10, 2025 – Jamestown, North Dakota to Oakdale, Wisconsin We’re deep in that in-between space: not quite on vacation anymore, not quite back to real life. There’s a quiet kind of gratitude tucked into these tired miles, along with a little wishful thinking about future trips. Home is just over the horizon—we’reContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 14: In the Meantime”
Glacier and Banff Day 13: All the Small Things
Day 13: July 9, 2025 – Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to Jamestown, North Dakota We left the wide-open spaces of Canada behind and crossed back into the U.S., trading kilometers for miles and maple leaves for stars and stripes. It was a day of windshield time, grain silos, and horizon-chasing. Not fast, not glamorous, but steady,Continue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 13: All the Small Things”
Glacier and Banff Day 12: Nothing Else Matters
Day 12: July 8, 2025 – Banff, Alberta to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Beginning the long road home hits like a gut punch—the kind that feels both inevitable and a little heartbreaking. With every mile eastward, the mountains faded in the rearview mirror, replaced by rolling hills and endless skies. It was a quiet kind ofContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 12: Nothing Else Matters”
Glacier and Banff Day 11: No Rain
Day 11: July 7, 2025 – Moraine Lake & Lake Louise, Banff NP Some days are pure sunshine—where everything feels easy, light, and dreamlike. Today was that kind of day. We wandered through postcard-worthy views at Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, surrounded by water so blue it hardly seemed real. No rush, no pressure—just beautyContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 11: No Rain”
Glacier and Banff Day 10: Today
Day 10: July 6, 2025 — Icefields Parkway: Lake Louise, Banff NP → Jasper, Jasper NP Today felt infinite. We drove the Icefields Parkway—one of the most stunning stretches of road on the planet—through a dreamscape of turquoise lakes, ancient glaciers, and towering peaks that seem too beautiful to be real: bright, raw, and aContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 10: Today”
Glacier and Banff Day 9: Come As You Are
Day 9: July 5, 2025, Sweetgrass, MT → Calgary, AB No reservations, no dress codes, no pretense—it’s the legendary Calgary Stampede, where grit, dust, and denim meet livestock and fried dough. Come as you are… and don’t forget your cowboy hat. Part two of our vacation began in Canada. We crossed the border easily afterContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 9: Come As You Are”
Glacier and Banff Day 8: Are You Gonna Go My Way?
July 4, 2025 – Two Medicine Campground, East Glacier National Park to Sweetgrass, MT (U.S./Canada border) We may be lacking in cars and lacking in sleep, but spontaneity? That’s alive and well. Plans shifted and a national holiday played into some unexpected complications. But, when one border crossing closes, another one is a full threeContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 8: Are You Gonna Go My Way?”
Glacier and Banff Day 7: Semi-Charmed Life
Day 7: July 3, 2025, Many Glacier, East Glacier National Park Was today charming? Sort of. Was it a mess? Also yes. We nursed blisters, laughed too hard, hung out with a moose or two, and nearly had to hitchhike back to camp. But honestly? We wouldn’t change a thing (well, maybe one thing). ThisContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 7: Semi-Charmed Life”
Wandering, But Not Lost 