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First Mountainous Days
... animal. We did sufficiently gape our way around the Banff Springs Hotel which is every bit as posh as I have heard described. From Canmore we made our way to Lake Louise where I finally strapped on some downhill skis and headed to the hills. I had ...
first impressions
... lined up a job as a volleyball umpire, if I can take that dormant year twelve accreditation and put it to use. I'm up at Canmore again this weekend for a party, having a great relaxing time in the mountains. Not that I have actually had any contact with ...
Louis' Birthday
... about 15 shots and numerous beers, Louis is convinced he is a kick-boxer... Time: 9:07pm Location: Carla's house, Canmore Condition: Really drunk ... And a member of Led Zeppelin Time: 10:14pm Location: The Drake Inn, Canmore Condition: ...
CANMORE'S "THE 'HO"
... and big lips, and a full, round body. The beauty's name was Lindsey, and her presence validated our hitchhiking detour to Canmore - for me, at least; Julie probably wasn't too impressed. Lindsey was interested by our trip and told us to come back and ...
Tryst lake ski tour
... Louis and nextdoor neighbour Johnny 5 (Last name is Fife) got everything packed and headed out about 9:30. It was a little overcast in Canmore, but the weather looked like it was going to hold out for us. It was only as we drove through the pass that ...
Last Days in Canmore
Right now I am sitting in the airport terminal waiting to leave for my flight. They said I had to be here 3 hours ahead so now thanks to them I have another 2 hours of waiting around. I will have a lay over in Tokyo where I will have to pick up my bags ...
The Canadian Rockies
... confederate. *In Canada everyone ends their sentences with 'eh'...and it's catching! July 1st was Canada Day, a national holiday, during which the centre of Canmore is closed off for a very impressive parade. The spectacle included about a dozen brass ...
Backcountry Assiniboine
Well for all of you who wondered what the Canadian Rockies looked like...here they are in late spring! Helicoptering into a backcountry lodge for 3 days to ski, was ...
The beautiful Canadian Rockies
... of the Columbia river I can't go into it all here but visit the columbiaicefields.com if you're interested. We departed Canmore a day early since the Canadian holiday weekend was coming up. Next - a one nite stop at Radium Hotsprings on the way ...
Day 21 - Traffic Mayhem
... we weren't familiar with the road at all. Our hopes of camping were dashed at this time so we booked into a motel in Canmore, Alberta. After dinner at Boston Pizza we went back to our room to plan, oops, re-plan tomorrow's activities. A very ...
The beginning of the tour . . .
Greetings! We've made it to Dead Man's Flats, Alberta, Canada this afternoon. This is just outside of Banff National Park. We'll be here through Sunday. We've already taken a brief tour by car inside of the park guided by the "GyPSy" automated tour guide ...
Welcome to Canada
... either way it put me in a funk for about an hour but then I was over it :) We decided to stay at the Hostel Bear in Canmore, Alberta. The hostel was very nice and cost about as much as we had been paying for US hotels but was a great deal for ...
Spring Creek RV Campground
We left Calgary and headed for Jasper Natl Park our first stop was Canmore,Banff and Lake Louise. The picture you see in the ad's of the lake must of been taken a long time ago because it has really changed from those pictures but it's still beautiful. ...
Hitchhiking and Other Fun Things
... even heard of it before, but when she mentioned rock climbing and mountain biking I was in! It was late when we arrived at Canmore, sometime around midnight. All we had was the address so when the bus dropped us off in a random parking lot (there was ...
Canmore Golf Club
... reasons. It was always a nice treat to get out of the valley though. One of our superintendents used to work at the Canmore golf club and we were lucky enough to get to play this semi-private course. It was a glorious day and we were ...
Edmonton and Canmore
I spent New Year's with Jonathan and Briana in Canmore. Jonathan went skiing on a mountain for the first time. He seemed pretty excited when he got back. Apparently though, it took him time to figure out how to turn left. You would ...
Wintry tourism
... head back across town on Hwy 1 we ran in to some roadworks and a traffic jam. This meant by the time we got oot to Canmore and fed ourselves time was a ticking. We thought we'd leave the trip to Chester Lake until the next day and just enjoy the ...
Soaking in Home
... spending the remaining time with family and friends, soaking up memories of home. A thick blanket of snow the night before in Canmore and sunny blue skies during the days reminds us how much we will miss this place. We spent Saturday cross-country skiing ...
Up The Creek Bed
Hiking in sandals is a silly idea, unless you are trying to smuggle the mountain out piece by piece. Yesterday, since my feet were soaked anyway, it seemed sensible at the time to walk through the creek bed to wash off my hikers. As much water could ...
The Hostel Bear
... phone, and called the number to find out. (pulled over into a lot to do this of course. Safety first.) Low and Behold, Canmore has a Hostel! How could I have not looked into this before? Never having really done the hostel thing, I figured I'd pay a ...
How in the Heck can I wash my Neck...
So, last night after blogging, Julie approached me. She knew I was hiking everyday and thought it might be good to pair up. Great idea! I was eager to enjoy a walk without having to make constant noise like a madman to avoid being gobbled up. We agreed ...
Braced for Success on Buller Pass
... where to find the Buller Pass Trail. Holy Popcorn Batman! How could I have failed to mention yesterday? The Kananaskis Trail south out of Canmore is in some serious rough shape. It was hard not to go sideways. I had to go slow, but even then it felt ...
From the Prairie to the Rocky Mountains
... the fields? Of course with a ranch that was thousands of acres, that made lots of sense. Driving north to Canmore, a little town south of Banff, was an amazing drive. The wildlife we saw along the route was numerous...especially the ...
Back in the Grotto
S M R T. You know what I'm talking about. Refusing to learn from yesterdays escapades, I thought I'd give hiking in sandals another go. I was determined not to be defeated by Grotto Canyon, so back I went. I Would have worn hikers, but they were still ...
Canmore Folkfest and meeting Keith
... leave early. Our round of goodbyes lasted longer than planned, but we still left at about 10:30 a.m. That would put me in Canmore at about 5 p.m. Riad came along with us. Choosing to take the ride Elly was offering all the way to Saskatoon. We listened ...
Movin' on Up
Day two in Canmore found me more refreshed than a night of tossing and turning should have. I took it gratefully. Well, in a squeaky wheel kind of way really. I prepared my breakfast from the groceries I picked up last night. I KNOW, I never ...
Icefields Parkway Part 2
... nbsp; With a few more stops for quick photos at Bow Lake, which had thawed since we had seen it in June, Bow Glacier and Crowfoot Glacier, we were soon on our way to spend the night at Canmore. Tomorrow we are off to Montana and our final border ...
Canmore and Stanley Glacier
... aren't as tightly controlled. It has a coal mining history, but was also heavily involved in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. The Canmore Nordic Centre is a big training centre for cross country skiing and also has a disc golf course (which I want to ...
Need for Speed
... game. It was expensive though - $50 for 1 hour! On Thursday was speed of the canine kind because Dave, Steffie and I went to Canmore on a free FAM Dog Sledding tour. We got picked up at work at 11am and were driven to Canmore then through White Man's ...
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