DAY 2. We left Sioux City, Iowa, at 8:20 a.m. Forecast high for the day in Sioux City is 93 degrees! We're hopeful to encounter cooler weather by midday. As it turns out, by mid-morning the temperatures start to cool. We cross the Canadian border at 4:30 p.m. with no incidents, although the border agents didn't know what a sabbatical was so it took some extra explanation. We arrived in Winnipeg at 5:30 p.m. with the temperatur at 49 degrees. The forecast low for tonight is 39 degrees. The trees in North Dakota and Canada are just budding out, about six weeks behind St. Louis. Thanksfully no snow on the ground! Tomorrow we plan to leave at 6 a.m. in hopes of reaching Edmonton, Alberta, by tomorrow night. AAA indicates it should take 14 1/2 hours! If we can do it we will have a much shorter drive on Thursday to reach Dawson Creek and more time to make camp. We'll let you know tomorrow night if we succeed with this aggressive driving plan. Overall the drive has been pleasant and the weather clear. We're looking forward to seeing mountains soon.

Mileage for the day: 539
Mileage for the trip: 1,065