MEM-YVR, YEG-MEM
July 1 - 9
- We left Dunbar Lake around 9 AM and went south via Westside Road, which connected to 93 in Radium Hot Springs, BC. We drove from there through Kootenay National Park and connected with Hwy 1 (Trans-Canada Hwy) in Banff after we crossed into Alberta. From there we went into Banff National Park and then on to Calgary.
- We arrived in Calgary around 3 PM and checked into the Sandman Hotel downtown at 7th Ave and 8th St. Finally able to shower! The hotel rooms here were kind of a relic from what seemed like the 70s and 80s but the lobby was fairly modern and renovated. We felt the money could have been used to provide a soft, non-caving-in bed, as well as a tub that actually drained so as not to have to stand in one's own filth.
- From the hotel, we walked downtown to find something to eat; we were starving. Not a whole lot of decent options were available. The downtown area is large but it's more of a corporate/business area rather than a residential mix, so there wasn't a lot going on, even with Stampede coming up in a week. We ended up finding a place to eat. Had a mojito and beer, Nick had a margherita pizza (sent it back) and Brad had a salad. Waitress sucked.
- After we ate our slop, we went to the Calgary Tower and rode up to the observation deck. It had great views of the city, but not a whole lot of information about the town, which would have been helpful.
- Almost ready to call it a night, we decided instead to have a go at a beer at an Irish pub near the hotel. We weren't really in the mood to do much, so we just ended up going back to the hotel and calling it a night.
- Mileage: 294 Km (1510 Km total)
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