"My boys may not have travelled the world, but they have certainly travelled Alberta."

Monday, August 29, 2011

August in Review - 5528Km

Aug 4: 4h46min & 352Kms

  • Canmore - Black Diamond ***1h50m***144Km
    Black Diamond: Centre Ave (Hwy 7) by municipal building
  • Black Diamond - Okotoks***23m***22.9Km
    World's Largest known Glacial Erratic Rock (only in Western Canada): Hwy 7 - 10Km SW of city
  • Okotoks - Turner Valley ***28m***26.9Km
    Mini Oil Derrick replica: Centennial Park
  • Turner Valley - Deadman's Flats ***1h43m***132Km
    Windmill: Hwy 1 - behind gas station
  • Deadman's Flats - Canmore ***21m***25.6
Aug 6: 5H26m & 361Km
  • Canmore - Airdrie ***1h35m***127Km
    Korean Totem Poles: Nose Creek Park
    Cowboy - didn't look for
  • Airdrie - Irricana ***34m***32.2Km
    Horse
    Pioneer Acres: W side of Hwy2 & TWP 274
    Vehichles on Post: TWP 567 & RR263
  • Irricana - Beisker ***11m***11.2Km
    "Squirt" the Skunk: Campground Hwy 72, W of Hwy 9
  • Beisker - Torrington ***1h6m***54.9Km
    Clem T. GoFur, Gopher: Main St & Hwy 27
    World's Famous Gopher Museum
  • Torrington - Alix ***1h32m***109Km
    Village Alligator
  • Alix - Buffalo Lake ***26Km***26.8Km
Aug 8: 5h16m & 348Km
  • Buffalo Lake - Donalda ***44m***46.7Km
    World's Largest Working Lamp: Main St
    Oil Lamp Museum
    Bell
  • Donalda - Heisler ***34m***37.3Km
    Canada's Largest Baseball Glove: adjacent to baseball fields
  • Heisler - Daysland ***22m***23.7Km
    Crocuses: off SecHwy 855
  • Daysland - Viking ***56m***58.4Km
    Viking Ship: Viking Troll Park - Beside old CN Station - 51Ave & 50St
  • Viking - Myrnam ***129m***101Km
    Peace Dove: Site of old Myrnam Hotel - 50Ave & 49St
    Little Church: Hwy 45
  • Myrnam - Whitney Provincial Park ***1h10m***79.9Km
Aug 10: 6h51m & 447Km
  • Whitney Lakes - Elk Point ***26m***28.9km
    Elk Point Mural Park: 5201 50 Ave
  • Elk Point - Glendon ***46m***57.2Km
    World's Largest Pyrogy: main Rd through town
    School Bell: Crn Hwy 28 & SecHwy 881
  • Glendon - St. Paul ***40m***39.2Km
  • St. Paul - Saddle Lake ***28m***27.6Km
    Cree Indian Metal Sculpture: Manitoukihew Centre
  • Saddle Lake - Vilna ***37m***32.5Km
    World's Largest Mushrooms: two blocks off Main St - 50Ave & 48/49
  • Vilna - Smoky Lake ***30m***38.2Km
    Pumpkin Patch: Railway Dr & Wheatland Ave
  • Smoky Lake - Andrew ***31m***34.6Km
    World's Largest Mallard Duck: 50Ave & 50St
  • Andrew - Willingdon ***17m***17.5Km
    World's Largest Lapel Pin: entrance to town - 50Ave (Hwy 45)
  • Willingdon - Waskatenau ***1h02m***70Km
    RCMP Memorial Stone Marker: SE Victoria Tr (50St)
  • Waskatenau - Redwater ***30m***36.7Km
  • Redwater - St. Albert ***59m***64.2Km
Aug 17: 4h27m & 325Km
  • St. Albert - Athabasca ***1h37m***133Km does not include extra milage to Ghost Lake campgroundLarge Wooden Chair: Ghost Lake Campground - N of Athabasca Hwy 2 & TWP 683
    Metal Moose: 1Km N of Athabasca E side Hwy 2
    Miniture Train: 7Km N of Athabasca W side of Hwy 2
    "Field of Dreams" Row of Combines: Hwy 2 N of Athabasca
  • Athabasca - Rossington ***1h28m***103Km does not include extra driving to locate Mars or BustMars or Bust: N side of Hwy 18 - 2Km E of Hwy 776
  • Rossington - St. Albert ***1h23m***89.6Km
Aug 19: 3H16m & 214Km
  • St. Albert - Villeneuve ***18m***15.3Km
Villeneuve - Alberta Beach ***20m***19.2Km (opps, I mean Spruce Grove)
Spruce Grove - Alberta Beach ***37m***44.5Km
Alberta Beach - Wabamun Provincial Park ***27m***20.8Km
Wabamun Provincial Park - Seba Beach ***26m***28.6Km
Seba Beach - Wabamun ***17m***22.6Km
Wabamun - St. Albert ***48M***63.3Km

Aug 21: 4h12m & 333Km
St. Albert - Ponoka ***1h35m***125Km
Ponoka - Red Deer ***48m***61.8Km
Red Deer - Calgary ***1h49m***146Km Does not include getting lost in Calgary and taking lots of detours

Aug 22: 8h5m & 594Km
Calgary - High Level ***49m***63.4Km
High Level - Nanton ***25m***30.9Km
Nanton - Stavely ***22m***24.7Km
Stavely - Head Smashed-in Buffalo Jump ***46m***57.7Km does not include backroad driving
Head Smashed-in Baffalo Jump - Pincher Creek ***42m***50Km
Pincher Creek - Fort Macleod ***42m***50.6Km
Fort Macleod - Lethbridge ***38m***49.6Km
Lethbridge - Taber ***36***45.7Km
Taber - Burdett ***11m***13.1Km
Burdett - Bow Island ***41m***47.9Km
Bow Island - Spitz Factory***41m***47.9Km
Foremost - Bow Island***41m***47.9Km
Bow Island - Medicine Hat ***45m***58.5Km

Aug 23: 7h26m & 519km
Medicine Hat - Vauxhall ***1H36m***115Km
Vauxhall - Vulcan ***1h42m***120Km
Vulcan - Rosebud ***1h50m***125Km
Rosebud - Drumheller ***32m***36.9Km
Drumheller - Rosedale ***5m***4.9Km
Rosedale - East Coulee ***13m***14.1Km
East Coulee - Delia ***56m***68.8Km doesn't count leaving East Coulee in the wrong direction and needing to do a u-turn
Delia - Hanna ***29m***34.3 doesn't count extra Kms to campground

Aug 24: 8h13m & 570Km
Hanna - Coronation ***1h26m***98.5Km
Coronation - Hughenden ***1H14m***82.9Km
Hughenden - Provost ***49m***56.1Km
Provost - Chauvin ***46m***50.4Km
Chauvin - Wainwright ***56m***60.7Km
Wainwright - Fabyan ***10m***10.8Km
Fabyan - St. Albert ***2h51m***211Km

Aug 26:8h5m & 594Km
St. Albert - Redwater***57m***63.7Km
Redwater - Westlock ***1h6m***75.7 Km
Westlock - Rossington ***26m***17.7Km
Rossington - Barrhead ***49m***45.5Km
Bearhead - Mayerthorpe ***58m***66Km
Mayerthorpe - Grande Prairie ***3h47m***325Km

Aug 27: 6h6m & 448Km
Grande Prairie - Beaverlodge ***31m***42.1Km
Beaverlodge - Rycroft ***1h23m***111Km
Rycroft - Hines Creek ***1h2m***63.3Km
Hines Creek - Grimshaw ***1h3m***66.4Km
Grimshaw- Peace River ***21m***26Km
Peace River - Falher***50m***68.8Km
Falher - High Prairie ***54m***70.1Km

Aug 28: 5h51m & 423Km
High Prairie - Swan Hills ***1h49m***147Km
Swan Hills - Fort Assiniboine ***54m***62.6Km
Fort Assiniboine - Redwater ***2h8m***149Km
Redwater - St.Albert ***59m***64.2Km