From Medora we drove all day northwest towards Canada. We could see far but we didn’t see much. There was a lot of open land and really small towns. We spent the night in Fort Benton, Montana. I have been there before because I went on a Boy Scout canoe trip on the Upper Missouri River that started in Fort Benton. We spent the last night of that trip at the Fort Benton Fairgrounds.Fort Benton is described as the birthplace of Montana because it was a trading post for the northwest. The paddlewheel boats could only go as far as Fort Benton on the Upper Missouri. The boats would unload their goods and then the goods would travel overland all over to places like Portland and Seattle.
On the riverfront in Fort Benton there is a statue on a dog named, Shep. I thought the town was cool because they had a statue of a dog.
On our way to Great Falls we saw that it snowed a little last night.
Today we crossed the border into Canada and headed to Calgary. Calgary is the only big city that we will be going through on this trip. For the first time on the trip we were stuck in traffic.
We headed downtown and parked our RV towards the Calgary Tower. The Calgary Tower is the third tallest structure in Calgary and was built to commemorate Canada's Centennial in 1968.
The views are fantastic. One part of the tower has a glass floor that you can walk out on and feel like you are floating.
Tonight we are staying right next to the Olympic Park where the 1988 Winter Olympics were held.
Today's Mileage -- 362 Miles
Today's Route
Wow! the glass floor is amazing! Love the pictures Christopher! Especially the one of your dad on the jackalope. Take some of you mom and post them!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! The photo of you floating in air (I know you're actually standing on glass)... gives me heebie-jeebies! Right now I have goose bumps just looking at it. I don't think I could have done that!
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