July 25 - August 5, 2024
With doctor appointments coming up in South Dakota, we did a lot of back-to-back travel days going from Tok, AK, to Hermosa, SD. We did stop for two nights along the way about every third night in order to give ourselves a break. We retraced the AK Highway to Dawson Creek, forgoing the Cassiar Highway. From Dawson Creek, we headed along what the Milepost book calls the Eastern Access route that enters the USA in Montana.
We skipped the Jasper and Banff areas for this trip and will hopefully visit them another time. Not only were we short on time, the wildfires had been through Jasper, leaving a trail of destruction.
Our first two-day break came in Whitehorse, YT. On our day off, we slipped over to nearby Miles Canyon. It was good to stretch our legs a little. You could easily spend a day hiking the canyon area.
Our next two-day stop was in Edmonton, AB. We went to the mall on our hot day off. That may sound a bit anticlimatic, but West Edmonton Mall is one of the largest malls in North America. Mall of America in MN has more square footage, but West Edmonton has more stores, not to mention an ice rink, a waterpark, an amusement park, two mini-golf places, a dinner theater, an IMAX theater, a sea lion show, an indoor paddle boat area, and several other activities. Who knew?
A few more overnight stops in Lethbridge, AB; Malmstrom AFB in MT; Hardin, MT, and we were "home" in Hermosa, SD, more than ready to stay in one place for awhile.
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| Pedestrian suspension bridge Miles Canyon |
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| Miles Canyon |
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| Beaver Lodge, AB |
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| Lego Lamborghini |
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| Sea Lion Rock - West Edmonton Mall |
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| West Edmonton Mall - ship |
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| World's largest indoor amusement park - sponsored by Hasbro |
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| World's longest and tallest steel viaduct - Lethbridge, AB |
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