Geo-caching in Waterton
View of the town of Waterton Last year Waterton was an incredible trip, so many Bears. With it making such an amazing impression we had to return this summer. We again stayed in the Crandell Campsite...
View ArticleRed Rock Canyon and Blakiston Falls
Boys at Red Rock Canyon Red Rock Canyon is a beautiful place, and lots of fun to explore, however the boys saw water and all they wanted to do was swim. Boys enjoying the cold water Once they where...
View ArticleLost Horse Creek – Waterton
Simple Bridge Lost horse creek is a small parking lot on the way to Red Rock Canyon, easy to drive past. With no crowds, it was nice a quiet. I have heard that if you walk up a bit it is amazing, but...
View ArticleBear Hump Hike – Waterton
Trail to the lookout The last day we packed up our trailer and made one last stop before leaving the park, Bear Hump. This is a short hike, but a little steep. The view from the top was amazing, and...
View ArticleBanff Gondola
The view from the top was Amazing!! With the kids with the Grandparents for spring break, we took the opportunity for a weekend getaway in Banff. Day one the weather wasn’t great, so we went shopping,...
View ArticleDriving through Kananaskis
Mountain Sheep on the highway Exploring Kananaskis has been on our list for a while, so on our way home from Banff we decided to take a little detour and check the area out. Without leaving the gravel...
View ArticleGetting the Boler Ready for the summer
Old Boler Frame Our summer ended with a tent trip, as the Boler was at home with a crack in the frame. With multiple repairs done to the frame, it is time to throw out the frame and build a new one to...
View ArticleNew Boler Frame
Driving through Jasper Driving to work on the Frame took me through Jasper, with amazing views and lots of animals, it is always a treat. Arriving at the off grid farm house to build the frame. A...
View ArticlePainting the Frame
Cleaning the Frame With the frame back at home it was time to clean it up, and paint it. I started by looking for any slag we missed, then any grinding that was missed. Then washing it down it was...
View ArticlePainting The Wheels
I finally got to the hubcap store in town and bought some baby moons, so the I decided to paint the wheels white with a small green pinstripe. Painting Boler Wheels I taped the tire off (although a...
View ArticleSummers over, back to the Blog
Between working and camping there has been no time for the blog over the summer, as the summer winds down, with only a few camping days left it is time to sort the pictures, repair the trailer and plan...
View ArticleElk Island In the Spring
With the winter over, we headed off to Elk Island for a picnic on Mother’s Day. Elk Island Bison Herd With the chance of seeing calves we headed back to Elk Island to see if we could see one. Grazing...
View ArticleSlave Lake Day Trip
With lots to get done on the may long weekend, we stayed around home, but on the last day we took a quick road trip up to Slave Lake. It is a bit of a drive from Edmonton, but the beach was great and...
View ArticleBoler Gets a New Tug
Ready for the camping season This year I wanted to get something a little bigger to tow the trailer, so we can throw bikes, canoe and other toys on as well. Since this vehicle will only be for camping...
View ArticleGreen Boler Keychain
Just got my Boler Keychain in the mail, and it looks even better than it did in the pictures!! To check them out visit Boler-Camping.com
View ArticleCalgary Zoo
With only a day in Calgary, we choose to check out the zoo. I had not visited before the flood, but I saw no sign of damage from the flood. The boys loved it, an amazing dinosaur area, and lots of...
View ArticleDay 1 Abraham Lake
The boys started summer vacation out with their grandparents, camping in the Rockies. This gave us a chance to explore without kids. After work the two of us headed out to Abraham Lake. We took...
View ArticleDay 2 Allstones Lake
The next morning the storm had passed, with just a cloudy sky we headed off for Allstones Lake. The trailhead is on the David Thompson Hwy, on the east side of Alliston creek (the bridge over the creek...
View ArticleDay 3 Icefields Parkway
A quick breakfast and we headed out. With limited fuel left we couldn’t explore too much, so we only took a few small detours as we headed for jasper. On the west side of Abraham lake there were even...
View ArticleDay 4 Leaving the Mountians
With a fun, but short trip coming to an end, we took the last day to explore a little closer to the Jasper Town site. Smoke from a forest fire was reducing the visibility, none of the pictures form...
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