Banff Caribou Lodge And Spa

... with these huge logs, which really makes me feel like I'm on holidays; well I guess I am, except I have to work. I've taken more photos of course, a little tour leading up to and inside the lodge. There's still snow on the lawn and paths melting away, but all the cute little animals have started coming out! The views in this town are magnificent, there's snow covered mountains every direction I look. The town is different to what I was expecting, it's a lot ...

... br>Driving up to our campground, more deer wandered through the suburbs as if it was the most natural thing in the world.<br><br>We pulled into our pitch with stunning views of Tunnel Mountain and set up camp.<br>It was crisp as the sun fell from sky and we headed up to the Banff hot springs for a bit of rest and relaxation, our first few hundred miles under our wheels and feeling happy and content.<br>

We decided to drive north along the Icefields Parkway which goes to Jasper. It is reported as being one of the most beautiful roads in the world with world heritage scenery. It's a scenic drive, not a transportation corridor so large trucks are banned. It was completed in 1939 and the road follows the Bow, Mistaya, North Saskatchewan, Sunwapta, and Athabasca valleys, providing stunning views of glacier-clad peaks (including 11 of the 50 ...

... out of our way to encounter all those crowds. So we gave away our rodeo tickets to the nice young people staffing the campground, and we will proceed directly to the Alaska Highway from Jasper next week and be able to drive it at a more leisurely pace. We then enjoyed a perfectly beautiful day at Lake Louise. Dick had been here before, but I had not. After admiring the lake ...

... szépen félreállt, megvárta amíg átsétált, majd folytattuk útjainkat. Este Theresáék házába volt meghívásunk, a szülõk Ausztráliába mentek, úgyhogy elõször a kertben áztattuk magunkat a jacuzziban Martinnal, aztán elvittük Tuckert sétálni, amíg Theresa fantasztikus barbecuet rittyentett kétféle krumplival és egy csomó zöldséggel. Képek normális felbontásban: http://picasaweb.google.com/kristof.joz sa/200804Calgary

... and sank up to our calves in snow, but because it was fluffy (champagne snow) it never made us wet. The cold hit us like an unsuspected sucker punch - hard and surprising! Our noses turned red within 5 minutes and my ears got so cold that they started to burn. Jules' hair began to freeze, see the photo! The Athabasca Falls were absolutely stunning to behold. The river was pumping and sending water rushing over the falls. However, because of ...