Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

After our time in Banff I was looking forward to seeing more of Canada.  I view Canada as what the Pacific North West of America used to be like in the 40's or so.  Still kind of the last frontier and gorgeous!  The drive from Banff to Edmonton was beautiful and full of golden farm land.
We pulled into our RV park which was in  a suburb of Edmonton and it was very pretty.  It was in an area called St. Albert.  As we have been on our journey I have discovered that I am a suburban girl and this area was right up my alley!  :)  It had all the amenities of a city without the traffic!
We did manage to go into the city though.  We explored the downtown area and the area of town known as Whyte Avenue.
The city has a "green belt" much like my hometown does right along the river.  We took a bike ride along there and appreciated the lovely scenery of the trees, the river and the general sights.  We also took a little ride onto the campus of the University of Alberta.
Sticking to our "roots", we took a drive out to a National Park called Elk Island where there are supposed to be a lot of buffalo but we didn't see any.  ;)
Since it was Labor Day weekend while we were there, we felt like we needed to do something fun for Labor Day.  We decided to go to the indoor water park that is located in the biggest mall in North America!  :) It was a lot of fun and a great way to spend a day!  Overall Edmonton is a big city but their suburbs are quite beautiful.  :)