Maple leaf road maps....

So, have you ever wondered what happens when you get lost in a country that has very few roads, bad road signs, and no traffic lights. Well, this picture pretty much describes what happens. We took a "Shortcut" through the back roads of Canada yesterday to get to Edmonton. It was only about 15 miles long, but felt much longer. The good/bad news is that we did get to Edmonton. It was an extremely busy town (Dianne thought she was in NY). I thought I had died and been sent to hell. The town is a cross between New York City and San Francisco. It has the traffic of NY, and the hills of San Francisco. One really interesting thing is that the streets are barely wide enough for a bike, much less a car. We decided not to stay there and kept driving to Whitecourt. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the hell of Edmonton had quickly dissolved into the relaxed life of a much smaller town. Whitecourt is very nice and has many dirt roads that we explored. Everyone in town knew that we are the new people due to our van not having an inch of dirt on it (literally). This town is run around oil and gas exploration. There is a large amount of trucking activity going on, but other than that, it is a very nice small town. Today we will be driving to Dawson Creek, and hopefully we will have many more adventures and pictures to post. Ya think, eh?