FIELD, BC, CANADA - - We're sitting here in the Yoho NP visitors center grabbing some much appreciated free wifi. Sunday, we were still in Jasper, but our site for three days (the library) was closed. So today (Monday) we headed down Icefields Parkway to Lake Louise to visit a deli we know to grab some goodies in case we found a campground with available sites. Kicking Horse had plenty so now we have a nice spot in the woods unlike our four-night Jasper stay in the asphalt overflow area of Wapati park.
Dubious history: The legend goes that Yoho NP got its name from a First Nations tribe looking for a trail through the mountains and into the valley. After many attempts one of the scouting parties discovered a trail. Legend goes that the first Indian to sight the valley yelled "hot spit" or some interesting expletive. In the interest of political correctness this was soon changed to "yoho" so even little braves could shout the name. That's the story and I'm sticking to it.
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