Banff Upper Hot Springs Banff National Park

Horrendous night!!!!!! was raining so hard and our tent leaked so we got soaked :( Also had another this time joint escapade to the toilet at about 2am (I think its the cold that makes me need to wee in the middle of the night) Anyway so Andrew was waiting outside for me to come out and walk back to the tent together when he's like 'oh can you here …

It has been far too long since we last blogged as since starting work we have been running out of time! We are now both working on the mountain - me as Day care Supervisor and Nick as a Lift Operator and helping maintenance out using his engineering knowledge! We have both been working 5 day weeks and getting some evening hours too - me babysitting …

Wow time really has flown since the last blog entry! It's been 3 and a half months so here's a little update on what we've been up to...

Of course we've been working lots to try and save plenty of pennies for the next leg of our travels (and the wedding!) Nick has been doing lots of late shifts at work as the ski hill is open late on …

The day started out good. First, we took the gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain. This was one of Mom's "must do" and it was tons of fun. Afterwards, we walked around Banff a bit, which was easy to do because the city is pretty small. There are a lot of people about because Banff is a popular place to visit. Lunch was at a restaurant called "Coyote". …

... around and put my photos onto CD before I run out of space on the memory card. After this I made my way up to the Banff Upper Hot Springs. This took me a while because of a mix-up with one of the bus drivers so I shopped around while I waited for the ...

... shop, before taking the car down, fast and great views, awesome experience, I got it free, great!! We decided to hit the Banff Upper Hot springs as we got down, they were great, about 40 degrees, the steam rising, a faint smell of suplhur in the air. We ...

... are heated and become mineral rich, mostly suplhur. They then reappear at the cave and basin and also at the modern Banff upper hot springs, where the current baths are located. This center is now only a museum, no longer baths due to structural issues, ...

... for one more overlook before taking the gondola back down the mountain.  From here, we took a short walk to the Banff Upper Hot Springs where we spent an amazingly relaxing 45 minutes in the hot springs. Then we headed back to the lodge to clean up ...

... on Sulphur Mountain. From the top station we walked up to the peak. Fantastic! When we got down, we walked to the Banff Upper Hot Springs for a therapeutic dip. I volunteered to stay out so I could take photos of the others IN THEIR HIRED PERIOD BATHING ...

... and concentrated on the view. When we reached the ground I was happy -3 cable cars in 5weeks!! We had a short walk to Banff upper hot springs. this is the most recent baths to be built which are fed by the hot springs. The baths are outside and I was ...

... morning. We woke to a view of the snow covered Canadian Rockies. After breakfast, we boarded the local bus to The Banff Upper Hot Springs.  There is nothing like it…you soak in mineral rich waters that bubble up from deep beneath the ...

... Nach so viel Bewegung und Aktivitäten lasse ich es an meinem letzten Tag in Banff ganz ruhig angehen und statte den Banff Upper Hot Springs einen Besuch. Ich verzichte darauf, mir einen Badeanzug im Style der 20er Jahre auszuleihen und steige mit meinem ...

... of the game since unfortunately Netherlands did not win, I was a little sad so I decided to cheer myself up at the Banff Upper Hot Springs.  A very popular tourist spot, I don't think it's for everyone though - although the views are spectacular on ...

... on the hardwood at Staples Center, but at least it was a little NBA fix. Our final afternoon, we visited the Banff Upper Hot Springs for a soak.  It wasn't exactly a rustic experience...the hot springs are pumped into a large swimming pool complete ...