We found a very nice camp ground to use as our "base camp" for a week long stay in Edmonton. It was about 2 miles from the Edmonton Mall and the other sights we wanted to see. We spent about four days in the "World's Largest Mall". It covers 28 square blocks and has over 800 stores and 100 restaurants. There is also an amusement park with a roller coaster, Farris wheel and anything else you could find in any amusement park. There is also a lagoon that has scale models of Columbus' ships and four submarines on which you can ride under the lagoon. They also have a large wave pool with palm trees on three sides and a sandy beach. It's heated so it's open year round. There is also an ice rink which is sometimes used by the Edmonton Oiler's hockey team to practice.
Edmonton Mall Lagoon
Edmonton Mall Submarine
Edmonton Mall Lagoon
Edmonton Mall Wave Pool
Edmonton Mall Wave PoolWe took several side trips to the small towns around Edmonton and they were really nice and well worth seeing. The country side has mountains, valleys and rivers so there is something for everyone to see.
We met several nice couples from Alberta and British Columbia and they were very friendly. They told us about places we should see on our way through British Columbia and also briefed us about the highways and places we need to careful of. As it turned out the highways were great and the big hills they were concerned about were a "piece of cake" for our big diesel rig. The highest place we had to drive over was about 7,000 feet. The road coming down from there was no problem, it was wide and smooth all the way down.
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