Spontaneously Combusting Road-Tripping

At the beginning of September, Erin, Sean, and I went on a 36-hour road-trip through Rocky Mountain House, the Columbia Icefields, and Jasper National Park. I have apparently spent the last 17 days recuperating. That said, the trip was gorgeous, it was random, and it was very informative:

• Curious George is a great traveling companion (even as a substitute for some).
• The Holiday Inn Express in Rocky Mount House has the world's greatest view.
• The hotel had pillows labeled soft and firm, two of each per bed. (Georgie got one of each.)
• Eating at local establishments is a questionable practice - especially if the place is called "The Black Stub".
• Having personal problems is apparently a legitimate excuse for a waitress to provide bad service.
• Best of luck to Jason and Jessica.
• There are 14 churches in Rocky Mountain House. There are less than 6000 people living there.
• The one theatre in Rocky Mountain House has signs at the box office that says no alcohol is allowed in the theatre. Before entering the theatre there is a sign indicating that it is last point to dispose of alcohol before entering the theatre. Erin was sad.
• Democracy has a different meaning in rural northern BC.
• Snakes on a Plane is an awesome movie.
• Eating gummy snakes while watching Snakes on a Plane makes it even better.
• It is less than an hour from Rocky Mountain House to Nordegg. Honest.
• Nordegg is a hole that claims to be a town. They don't allow hunting within town limits, they don't serve alcohol at 9am, and nothing opens before 9:30. That said, next to Edson, Nordegg looks cool.
• The David Thompson Adventure Highway is a lot better than anticipated, both in terms of driveability and in terms of fun.
• I love my car.
• Apparently, waking up at 7am is a valid reason to be drinking at 9am.
• There is a bubblegum bug out there somewhere. Alternately, it recently became extinct and I have the remains of the last one on my grill.
• Waterfalls are awesome. And ubiquitous. And awesome.
• Glaciers are fun. And cold.
• Glacier mobiles have tires that are larger than most people.
• It's easy to set bad examples for kids. It may also be socially beneficial to do so, survival of the fittest and all that jazz.
• Sean can run up the face of mountains.
• Parallel parking is fun.
• Jasper steal the souls of tourists. And then gives them ice cream.
• In a fight between the Crazy Killer Crow and a small child, my money is on the former.
• Sean sleeps in car rides.
• Even if one has no expectations for Edson, one can be disappointed.
• Hostesses for restaurants in Edson do not need to have any concept of time. The best thing about Edson is the fact that they have one semi-competent waitress.

Pictures can be found here, here, and here.