Platinum Suites at the Grand Canadian Canmore

... access to the Willmore Wilderness. We launched the kayaks and quickly found that we could paddle up Rock Creek for a quick bath in the cold water. The next day we actually paddled through the Willmore Wilderness into Jasper National Park, using the same creek, by lining our kayaks up about four sets of rapids. I assume we are likely one of the first to ever enter Jasper National Park in this fashion (not even a park sign to ...

... down Main Street is truly wonderful as floats, bands, Mounties, Shriners and others move along towards the majestic backdrop of Mount Rundle. Events happen all day long: a pancake breakfast, a family fun run, concerts and, of course, fireworks at dusk. The first weekend in August is time for the Canmore Folk Music Festival, a three-day party at Centennial Park. Much more than bearded guys with guitars singing protest songs, the festival ...

... The trip up on the glacier was a new experience for Marian and Karon, Earnie and Rick had previously experienced this trip, although the new facility built in 1996 and the improved transportation system was well done and professionally put together. To drive up on this icefield and to know the ice was laid here a couple of hundred years ago and is still pushing its way to a final destination of an ocean. It is a hard thing to comprehend that the icefield above ...

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!

... entries and beautiful photos. [/shameless plug] Anyway, my mom had been an empty nester for a few weeks when I came back. Then I left, and a few weeks later my younger sister Kim arrived home from Vancouver. At the end of August she moved to Toronto to do her Master's program here. So now my mom is finally getting a taste of freedom! Anyway, here are the beginning of the road trip photos. We left early in the morning, got to ...

... who posed for photos! We have decided that the Canadian Rockies are number 1 on our 'favorite places visited' list - they are just so spectacular!!! More to follow when I get some more money to feed into this damn computer... Dean: Thursday 6th July - Hiking the trails around Jasper. There are a number of trails around Jasper and we did a bit of a 'mix n match', jumping from one trail to another. We walked ...

... we got to see the Mexico City streets almost completely empty. We got our early morning plane to San Fransisco where we were to spend the next 9 hours. I really wanted to go to the pier and see the Golden Gate Bridge and the Aquarium but the airport ****ed up our baggage and we ended up waiting for those for almost 2 hours then we had to check them in all the way at the other end of the airport. By the time we had any time left it was too late to go anywhere. I was pretty mad ...

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 ...

... it looks worse, but he's normally like that) Having just 'acquired' a tacky Christmas decoration with a remarkable resemblance to himself (compare the nose colour), Louis gets into full swing Time: 8:53pm Location: Carla's house, Canmore Condition: Drunk Having consumed ...