Canada at Last!

What a long road it has been, but so easy when you have friends along the way! After a fly-through of Yellowstone (Old Faithful = Done), and a stopover in an unexpected paradise of a boondock spot near Chico Hot Springs (where??), we were wondering around Missoula and the first person we met (another John) offered us his driveway for us to stay the night! This was no ordinary driveway, it was a beautiful spot right next to a river, steps from a farm that had an evening concert, and a short pedal to some of Missoula's best mountain biking in Rattlesnake park! We finally caught up with our friend Bill that John had met in Baja months before in a coffee shop right as we were leaving town!

From Missoula we moseyed our way up to Columbia Falls to drop in on our friends Dave and Carol. We weren't really sure if they knew we were coming, but in true Baja style they were so hospitable when we arrived at sunset! We all wish we could have spent more time exploring with Dave on bikes (he pulls a bob trailer at all times...just in case he doesn't want to come back) and visiting the local pizza and beer dives with Carol!

But it was a quick fly through again of Glacier National park and a late night arrival in Calgary. Once again there was an open door, a parking spot and a couch at Nick, Neige and Soleil's house. They met John while traveling in their van in Baja so of course we took off the next morning for a great campsite just outside of Calgary! It was more than just a campsite..it was a real 4x4 boondock site with a great river crossing! We had a great time including a great game of glow-in-the-dark ring toss and Indian food buffet!

This is a video of "the ladies" driving Tonto through a deep river with AC/DC all the way!