the way you wear your hat What I did not know: Waterton Lakes is a ghost town in the off-season...! deVaughan and I drove in our lovely rented Chrysler Sebring to the little resort town this morning, and were met with street after street of boarded up houses, restaurants, shops, and even motels. We did manage to find one restaurant still operating and had ourselves some lunch.

What I did not know: Three hundred elk can really blow your mind. That was one massive herd we saw today grazing outside the ghost town. We got some cool pics, so stay tuned for those next week.

What I did not know: Crossing the BC border from brown and yellow southern Alberta is an incredibly refreshing experience. There is snow over here, and beautiful pine trees, and rolling foothills leading into majestic mountains. We drove through the Frank slide area into Sparwood (home of the world's largest truck, don't you know), then on to Fernie, where we are spending the night in a reasonably priced Best Western hotel.

What I know: Roadtripping with deVaughan is always a fun adventure. (But I get credit for coming up with the rental car idea...!)  | ¶ 10:40 p.m.