Banff High Country Inn

... br>We drove up to Lake louise and mixed with the tourists, while a drive to sunshine ski hill was surprising, its changed in the  last 30 years or so!!!!
Amanda is still with us and we are heading back to Cochrane, for some  more horsey actrivities. Lets hope amanda doesnt get thrown from a horse again.
 

... Jack Lakeside for the first night. I may not be able to post again for a day or two. Tomorrow I'll be in a more primitive campground along the Icefields Parkway. I hope to find a spot at Wilcox Creek Campground since I want to hike part of the Wilcox Pass Trail.

When I get to Jasper (Alberta), I'll try to post some good pics.

All is well and I'm about the leave the town in search of sights and animals.

Take care, everyone!

... was excellent as we wandered through the quiet sunlight dappled forest, with the wind blowing gently through the pines. The walk was not to difficult and we preferred it to getting on the bus as we would've missed out on a tranquil forest journey. We reached the Gondola, made our way to the shop to get a well earned drink, and stocked up on chocolate and I bought a cap, i didn't bring one and needed a souvenir. We needed the supplies as ...

On Day 2, we drove south towards Athabasca Falls, then headed up a rocky, unpaved road to hike the Geraldine Lakes trail. We made it past the first lake and midway towards the second, finally turning around at a massive rockpile. Afterwards we went into Jasper for a dinner of Japanese food. Details in the photos!

... townsite around midday, ate lunch in town, got groceries, checked in at the HI hostel, and then went for a short warm-up hike, Valley of the Five Lakes. Afterwards we went back to the hostel to roast hot dogs, but got rained out before I had time for any marshmallows. Gah. The main HI hostel in Jasper isn't the nicest. It has huge, 30-bed dorms, as well as a few "family" rooms that get booked up very early. One of the girls in ...

... are full so we spent the Wednesday and Thursday nights in a B&B type place (but without the breakfast!). On the Wednesday we went to the summit of a local mountain - Whistlers mountain. This involved a cable car to 2270M and then a walk up to the top at 2470M. The views from the top were really good and we went a bit further by walking along the peak. We also met a Marmot (a squirrel like creature but ...

The last couple of days in Mexico were good but I got really sick again. On tuesday we wanted to go to Teotiuacan but Jesse opted out because he wasnt feeling good either. I decided to go even though I felt like ****, so I went with a tour. I got to see the shrine of Guadalupe and the miracle piece of cloth. We also went to a local familys' house in a village where they make mezcal and tequila and it was very customary for us to try everything. oloagblah... When we got to ...

... we have almost 2grand to spend between the 2 of us for 2 weeks. I think that will be fine. lol. I know we could have done it for a third of what we have, but, we will be the ones having the most fun down there. I want to go kayaking for sure, surfing for sure, hiking, I want to visit Teotihuacan and Monte Alban, and I want stay in some funky places and eat some amazing food, and of course, come back with alot of stuff. So ya, I will keep ya posted.