Border Crossing – USA/Canada – Happy Trails 2 You…

June 13,2025

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After staying two nights In Eureka, MT, it was time to move on to Canada. We pulled away from the RV park about 10:40 AM. Before leaving town, we filled up with fuel for the last time before the border. At the gas station, Ken discovered that he pulled into a pump that had “red fuel”. In order to get to the correct fuel pump, we had to exit the gas station and return to a different pump. Sounds easy enough, but, we had to wait for a break in the traffic to essentially make a “U” turn. At least the gas station was not busy. On the road again!

I did know this! FYI – Red fuel is used for engines that poweroff-road vehicles, as well as machines like tractors and bulldozers that are used on farms and at construction sites.

After fueling up, we hit the road for 6 miles to Rooseville, MT and the USA/Canada border. (Rooseville is the name of the towns on both sides of the border).There were three vehicles in front of us when we arrived. We were feeling a little anxious waiting for our turn. There are all sorts of border crossing stories on the web, and we anticipated the worse. The light changed to green, we pulled forward, and it was our turn. We were asked:

Where are you from?
Where are you going?
Do you own the RV?
Do you have any kind of firearms?
Did you bring anything to sell?
Have you been to Canada before?
Have a good trip!

So quick and easy!

While waiting for our turn, Ken spotted a deer crossing the border off to the side of the road. Was it Canadian or American?

Since we are still trying to wait out the wildfires on the ALCAN, we chose to drive 68 miles to Fort Steele RV Resort. That’s right…68 miles! We even stopped part-way at a rest area so we wouldn’t arrive at the RV park too early.

Since we have stayed at Fort Steel 2-3 times before, we knew exactly what to expect. Let’s just say it is not an upscale resort. But, we have everything we need so it is okay!

In mid afternoon, we drove 24 miles to Kimberly, BC. We found a parking space and walked into the Bavarian themed platzl. The platzl is a pedestrian-only brick paved street with shops, boutiques, and restaurants/bars. The platzl is also home to Canada’s largest free-standing cuckoo clock. Just pop coins into the clock and “Happy Hans” will appear. It used to be 1 toonie…now it’s 2 toonies. Today, there was not the same level of activity that we expereinced on our first trip.

Driving back to Fort Steel, we stopped at Marysville Falls. We walked on the wooden boardwalk along Mark Creek to view the falls. It was a beautiful, quiet stop.