This date marks the 45th Anniversary of the first airing of Star Trek:  The Original Series on TV and although we didn't plan it that way, what better day to visit the town of Vulcan??  

We stumbled across a web page about Vulcan a while back and visiting it immediately went on our 'must do' list.  We weren't able to make it the way up to Alaska in May, but we did get there on the return trip!

Vulcan is located in southern Alberta and is a tiny (2,000 population) town out in the middle of a prairie.  Not exactly on the way to anywhere but only about 100 miles from Calgary.  They host an annual Spock Days/Galaxy Fest and are working hard to build up their town as a Trek destination.  Spock himself visited last year and Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim from Voyager) is the proud recipient of the first 'star' (actually a Delta Shield) on their Star Trek Walk of Fame.  (That's him in the picture on their Facebook page ) 

We had a blast - the people are all super friendly and we spent an hour or so on a self-guided walking tour of the town.  Everyone we met was very interested in our lifestyle - we're now known as "professional RVers"!  We are really hoping to be able to get back there periodically and see how they are growing - if you're a Trek fan it is SO worth a trip if you're within a day's drive.  

Check out our pictures from the day in the photo gallery here.