A few weekends ago, we towed our little vintage camper to Hope Lake for the very first time– and it won’t be our last. Hope Lake Campground is located in Athabasca County, Alberta, near the village of Boyle. It’s not far off Highway 63, on the right heading North. Lucky for us, this little gem […]
Frontcountry Camping at Elk Island National Park
I never thought we’d find a national park just minutes from one of Canada’s biggest and most industrial cities. Elk Island National Park, the lesser-known national park in Alberta, is just east of Edmonton. After visiting for the first time last weekend, I think the park is totally underrated. While it doesn’t have dramatic mountains […]
Camping at Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
A few weeks ago, on our way back home from our whirlwind long weekend on the Icefields Parkway, we made an overnight stop at Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site. It rained most of the time we were there, so sadly we didn’t get to experience a lot of what the park had to offer. […]
Adventures in the Rocky Mountains: Camping at Honeymoon Lake
Over the Victoria Day long weekend, we drove around in the mountains with our kitten and our 1980 Triple E Comfort Camper. We left our small town north of Edmonton and drove west to Jasper National Park. Instead of stopping in the town of Jasper, we sped on through and headed down Highway 93, better […]
Camping at Thunder Lake Provincial Park
Now that we have a camper, we have been not-so-patiently waiting to check out as many campgrounds and parks as possible. Not many are open before the May long weekend, but Thunder Lake Provincial Park was, and they had reservations available. We’ve been struggling with how fast the online reservation systems are filling up this […]
