Edson, Alberta

This morning we got up and ventured over to the West Edmonton Mall again.  It wasn't nearly as crowded as last night.  We walked around and stopped at a few shops.  I was so excited to find Croc sandals.  I've never seen a Croc store in Utah.  As we were walking around we ran into this section of the mall.  I liked the way they had made it look like an old villa.

We even took time to watch some hockey.  You can't have the full Canada experience without hockey, now AYE?
The mall really is quite spectacular as a tourist destination.  It has so many fun things to do in addition to shopping. Many people come for the entertainment and then do the shopping along the way. It really is quite a smart business idea. From Edmonton we headed toward Edson, about halfway between Edmonton and Jasper.  Our intent was to go golfing again.  However, when we got over here we found the green fees to be a bit outrageous.  The cost was going to be about $80 (American) for us to golf.  We could go twice in the States for that.  As a result, we ended up not going.  If only we had stopped along the way to check prices.  We had to have seen a dozen golf courses along the way.

Edson is an interesting place.  There isn't a lot here.  Lots and lots of motels.  We asked someone why that was.  Turns out there is a lot of logging, oil and other things that brings people in for temporary employment so as a result lots of hotels have sprung up to provide the temporary lodging.

Here are some sights from around Edson.

I was impressed that such a small town had water bottle filling stations.

Now on to Jasper for real tomorrow!