Blackstone Mountain Lodge Canmore

... the fact).<br> The only downside of our experience in the Rockies so far is the amount of smoke obscuring the peaks and hanging in the valleys -- although some is from BC, most is from a wildfire caused by lightning in Jasper National Park. Having run out of food, we must move to our next site after getting supplies in Hinton. But after seeing the next site, we quickly headed for Jasper National Park&#8230; Stay tuned for more updates&#8230;.<br>

... out; this is a great way to enjoy the cold. The Rocky Mountain Ski Marathon is a traditional kickoff to the winter festival. Hundreds of competitors come out to ski a 10-kilometre or 30-kilometre course: skate on Saturday, classic on Sunday. There are shorter races for the Jackrabbits; youngsters who are either adorably slow when they're very small, or terrifyingly good after about age eight. Fun for the whole family includes a hearty lunch and ...

... from fridge or cupboards, but a few "bumpity, bumpity bumps! With Karon saying "whoa whoa whoa!" reasonably loudly! (well done Rick! Yeah right!) After this type of turn it is a "lotto" to open a cupboard or fridge, Marian won and opened the fridge to have the butter "jump out at her to land on the floor" but again we enjoyed the natural forces coming into contact, with the force of a fast flowing river against the sentinels of rock attempting to be King Canute ...

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!

In July, Arvin and I came back to Edmonton for a friend's wedding (hi, Cynthia and Ray!). While I was in Alberta, I took the opportunity to go on a road trip to Jasper with two other friends, Anke and Christine. Hurrah! I should mention here that at this point my younger brother Mikkel had just left to go to a French language program in Jonquiere, Quebec (sorry no accents). His blog can be found at http://www.intrigueblue.com - he's got ...

Dean: Travelled from Edmonton to Jasper, which is one of the Canadian National Parks in the Canadian Rockies. Got the Greyhound here, which was meant to leave at 13:00 but left us all standing in a queue until gone 14:00 - no explanation, no apology - really **** service from Greyhound Canada. Anyway, Jasper is really great. We really like it. The first night (Tuesday) was spent in the hostel, but once again ...

... visit and all the medication cost me 71 pesos which is the equivillant of about 8 or 9 dollars Canadian. That was the cheapest doctors visit of my life. Teotiuacan from what I was able to remember was simply amazing. So massive and awe inspiring. I learned alot from the guide that day, as well as from all the books I have on the subject at home. I would love to go back one day. I went back to the hostel and went to bed. We got up at 4 am to get a cab. The cab ride was cool ...

Well I am almost packed. I went out and got a waterproof disposable camera, tons of film, a new camera case, rechargable batteries and some mp3 headphones. Dont worry - nothing is worth too much. I am only taking 4 bikinis...the absolute minimum!!! We are going to mec before we leave so Jesse can get some sandals. I have to keep telling myself that I cant spend too much money here- I would rather spend it over there. Only 2 more days ...

I am sooooooooooooo excited right now. I still have three days of work left before we go and it is dragging out painfully. I wanna go now! The first real trip of many trips I will go on in my lifetime... This travellogue is for everyone wanting to come with us but can't physically...I ...

... finished and Louis is made to drink 5 shots of Jaegermiester. NOTICE: NO CANADIANS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS TRAVELOGUE Time: 4:37pm Location: Sunshine Mountain Ops Condition: Sober and apprehensive Louis continues to drink as the shots keep coming Time: 7:09pm ...