I knew I should have waited until Thursday. I went to Ernie’s to check out the hydration packs and poles. There was some good selection for hydration packs but not much for hiking poles. So I decided to check out Valhalla Outfitters for some comparison shopping. Yes, there’s barely two sports stores in Grande Prairie.

I got pulled over by a cop. Under the traffic law, I failed to obey traffic control device. Yikes. Basically I didn’t know you couldn’t turn right on red at a certain intersection because of a service road. Great so I owe $173. Looks like I’ll be waiting a little while to buy my hydration pack and hiking poles.