Mt. Robson
British
Columbia
June25th, 2002
June 25th, 2002
Mount Robson, British Columbia
As we had 
spent time in Calgary in past visits to Alberta, we
just rested up and avoided the traffic created by the G8 meeting
which was going on. We were soon on our way to the Canadian
Rockies and through the cities of Banff and Jasper. Having driven
long enough I elected to take a break. We were at the foot of
Mount Robson, the tallest mountain in Canada at 3954 meters or
for us Yankees, 12,850 feet. This is quite a place to sit and
wonder at the power of nature. I took the camera and wandered out
into a field of wildflowers, laid down, and with the bottom of
the lens just catching the colorful bouquet bordered by giant
spruce trees leading to the hills in front of the most gigantic
of all mountains in the area. Snow capped and magnificent it
stood, as if mocking the puny attempts at greatness offered by
those in attendance. Who knows how long I would have stayed
there, had it not been for that large ugly diesel bus belching
out its obnoxious black smoke, as it dumped its herd of senior 
citizens
out on the road behind me. Oblivious to their surroundings they,
in unison, stepped out into the road, raised their cameras and
video-recorders without regards to traffic, bringing RVs and cars
alike to a sudden halt. Here these vehicles sat, pinned by the
masses until such time as the last picture was taken. It was
enough for me. Time to pack up and hit the road. Well the road
took me about 100 yards around the corner from the information
center to a RV park which offered water only. Now, please
understand, we don't boondock! We have a single battery and no
way to generate power other than by plugging in the truck. For
this trip I had replaced the old dying battery with a new 148 amp
hour one which I picked up at, where else, Wal-mart. As I
understand it, that will allow me to run a one amp light for 148
hours or any combination equaling that amount. As it turned out,
that was more than enough to get through the night, understanding
that it wasn't a good test, as we didn't need the furnace.
Anyway, we have abandoned our original idea of buying a gas
generator to supplement electric power, and will travel the wilds
of Alaska on only one battery. For now it is on to Prince George.
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