One hundred ninety nine miles north of Drumheller, via Big Valley, Stettler, Nevis and Tees, as well as Ponoka (Home of the World's Largest Bronc Riding and Stampede Arena, the sign said), we pulled into Kinsman RV Resort in St Albert, Alberta. The trip was uneventful if you call 35 mph winds with gusts to 45 and a driving rain uneventful. We decided to head north out of Drumheller on AB 56 so as to see some of the farms and rolling hills that are a trademark of the area. Thousands of acres of Canola and Hay are in various stages of growing...with some near maturity, and some just starting. The brilliant yellow and green Canola fields are incredible! I tried to get a picture, but with the cross-winds blowing us about on a narrow country road...well, you see how it went. I did manage to get one picture of AB 56 as we topped a rise...straight as a string!
St Albert is west and north of downtown Edmonton, Alberta, and has been a destination for us for years. While we only have four nights and three days here, I'm sure we'll see plenty of sights! We have found out that there is a huge Ukranian culture in the area, so, since that the Ukraine is close to where my people came from a hundred years ago and more, we may have to go eat some periogies and borscht!
Our arrival in the rain was somewhat underwhelming when we pulled into what appeared to be a hard gravel site and found out that the dirt underneath was wet and muddy from the rain.
Can you say Muddy Mess?
We have decided not to extend the jack system since the jacks and any wood we may put under them will simply disappear into the mud!
But here we are! And happy about it! The constant wind and rain took its toll on us today, so we've elected to stay in this evening and relax. The wind has gone down to 10 mph, and the clouds are breaking up. It's 9:10 here, and the sun is still about 15 degrees above the horizon. We're back to the northern sun again!
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