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The Northern Adventure Canada at Writing on Stone Provincial Park

The Northern Adventure: Road Home Through Southern Alberta & British Columbia’s West Kootenays

After crossing the forests of northern Alberta, exploring the remote communities of northern Saskatchewan and following the historic Red Coat Trail across southern Saskatchewan, it was finally time to head home.
But rather than taking the fastest route back to British Columbia, I chose one more adventure.
This final chapter of The Northern Adventure leads through the rolling hills of southern Alberta, the fascinating hoodoos of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, the mountain scenery of the Crowsnest Pass and the familiar roads of British Columbia’s Kootenays.

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Flat prairie and canola fields

The Northern Adventure: Northern Alberta Road Trip | Solo Car Camping along the Northern Woods and Water Highway

Most travellers crossing Canada head for the Trans-Canada Highway. I decided to take a different route.
Starting in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, I followed the Northern Woods and Water Highway east through northern Alberta, travelling alone and sleeping in my Toyota RAV4. What I discovered was a side of Canada that many people never see: endless canola fields stretching to the horizon, quiet lakes, historic trading posts, small prairie communities and some of the friendliest people I’ve met on the road.

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Lundbreck General Store, Alberta Towns

19 Best Alberta Towns to visit

When you travel across Alberta’s varied landscapes of mountains, prairies, barren badlands and vast coniferous forests, make sure to stop at the small Alberta towns along the way. Meeting locals is the best part of road-tripping and a way to find out firsthand what the province of Alberta is all about. You most likely will spend time in the major […]

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