Wednesday, July 12 - As Ted explained in the previous post, the plan was for Nick and I to spend a quiet day in the town of Banff and at the RV gearing up for our drive back to Missouri. A text from Ted changed that slightly as we had to meet him Goat Creek Parking Lot in Kananaskis County about 20 miles from our camp spot in Banff. Most of the road was good but the last 5 or 6 miles was a gravel, twisty, mountain road with washboard ruts. The drive was quite scenic as we passed several lakes and traversed up a canyon to the parking lot. Ted was right there waiting for us. We then reversed our way back to Banff.
Thursday, July 13 - Today it was our turn to say goodbye to Banff and head back to the US. Nick and I managed to take care of not only our typical jobs but Ted's as well including hooking up the tow car. The drive to St. Mary's was uneventful other than a long wait at the border. Because our RV is tall (12' 6") we could not use the car lane but had to get in the commercial truck/bus lane. This lane was unmanned and we sat behind a truckload of big round hay bales for about 15 mins. before the gate was opened and someone came out to check our passports. We are staying at Johnson's of St. Mary's and ended up in their overflow camping. We are basically on a grass site but do have electricity and water.
After setting up and taking a break, we took the Geo across the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park. This is a beautiful ride with great views of the lake, glaciers and waterfalls. Ted and I rode our bikes up to the top (Logan Pass) from this side two years ago. However, that same year (2015) shortly after our last visit, a forest fire occurred. It is sad to see how many trees were burnt but the number of flowers was amazing.
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