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1002 Bow Valley Trail, (Formerly "Bear Country Lodge") Canmore, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada, T1W 1N6
The night we got back to Banff from Lake Louise, Tika persuaded me to go with her to Canmore. I'd never 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 no Greyhound station), Tika asked the cops in their big truck parked by us. They told us to hop in and gave us a ride to our hoste...
After our hike to Cracker Lake in Glacier National Park we jumped in the car and headed to Banff Provincial Park in Canada. This was the first time I have used my passport since my 8th grade trip to Europe. Needless to say the Canadian Boarder officers were not very nice to us. We got the 3rd degree from 3 different officers asking all the same questions. I think I may be just a little too sensitive but either way it put me in a funk for about an hour but then I was over it :)
We decid...
Elly had a 15 hour drive to Saskatoon ahead of her, so we tried to 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 to pop punk all the way to Canmore, through amazing mountains once again. They dropped me off at the hostel Keith picked, over the nearby municipal campground he usually stays a...
Canmore, Alberta, Canada starlagurl
July 22/09
Just a bit less than 10 days to go before we start home.
Sad news for us, a good friend Bob Reddick, passed away in his sleep back in May. This reaffirms why we are out and about. Other sad news is that we had to put our big malamute Cedar down last week.
She was failing badly, not eating and after 12 great years we decide it was time. Lots of sadness for us but she had an outstanding winter up here in Yukon. She got to ski or walk every day off leash ...
... to turn around for another pass, we just noticed them! The next stop was Emerald Lake, an absolutely stunning Glacial Lake, we had a paddle, it was dam freezing! The first of many glacial lakes to come, it was beautiful, completely still, the mountain behind shining in the sun, provided a perfect reflection in the blue water. The glacial lakes owe their stunning blue/green color to Rock Flour, Rock, grinded so fine by the glaciers, remains in ...
Banff, Alberta, Canada whernside... think slowly, so I'm at least two hours deep now. The mountain view out the window has given way to the dark cover of night, and the sounds of dinner and dishes have passed and the staff have selected cable electronic music for the evening. Mellow and magical. I have precious little time left in my second hour. I will retire now to enjoy the beats and read the email I have no intention of responding to tonight. Lookin' forward to all that love...
Canmore, Alberta, Canada findingnine... ripped clean off. I honeslty have no idea how or when this happened. The safe fix is to completely replace the chainset and cranks, but that would cost hundreds and hundreds. So, Devin at the bike shop (hey Devin) is seeing if he can fit a new chainring and bolt it on well enough. I am confident that he can, the thread on all four bolt holes is useable. A bit annoying (again) but (again) better than finding out in a few ...
Banff, Alberta, Canada zal1981... trips to the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. Sat 21 June - Las Vegas to San Diego. From here we will look around San Diego and make our way up to LA and then on to San Francisco. Not sure the times in each place yet...I guess we will figure that out soon:) Max's brother, Spencer, has a friend in San Fran who may be showing us around a bit. Sun 29 June - San Francisco to Calgary (back "home") Wow wee, what a trip it is going to be. Now ...
Banff, Alberta, Canada vhenschke... a lot more confident and coming down the slop at a reasonable speed and able to stop myself eventually. I need a lot more practice, but overall feeling much better about it. You never know, perhaps I will be purchasing a board of my own before long... When we got back to Banff I had a nice hot chocolate and went back to Chris and Max's house for some beer. We ended up playing a bit of poker (I am actually a bit of a gun hehe) and drinking...quite a bit! We ...
Banff, Alberta, Canada vhenschke... day continues and the sun get's stronger. It's just kind of cool on days like this where you see the power of mother nature and you just feel so small compared to her and the vastness of the mountains all around you. Reminds me of that crazy day back in May where it was so cold that it started snowing some of the biggest snowflakes I've ever seen. No snow stuck on the grounds but the mountains around town were ...
Banff, Alberta, Canada steph_444
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