Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge Canmore

... from Germany left today and another couple arrived from the Netherlands. <br><br>We drove around the Nordic Centre Park and up the mountain a little. We finally saw wildlife! We saw a family of mountain goats and a deer on the way back down. We drove into town and ate at the Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. http://www.rockymountainflatbread.ca ...

... there was lots of information about the wildlife and the formation of the mountains. At the ummit there is an old weatherstation where Norman Sanson climbed every weel for over 30 years to record weather data. Ther view was amazing. I was glad we had waited to go up as we got such a clear day. It was very cold especially when the wind blew. The sun was out which kept up warmer though. We headed back to the Gondola and this time I shared one with Ben and two others. I felt ...

... to arrive at a visitor centre in time for a guided tour of the Cave and Basins - otherwise known as the birthplace of the Canadian National Park system. The guy from the parks was funny, informative and it was 40 minutes well spent to learn so much about what we were actually seeing. We finally started our walk which was ok but the mozzies were out in force and that rather detracted from our enjoyment of the scenery as we ...

... cause the one I bought fit under my pants better and cost half as much as the one I was originally checking out. It was actually listed at $75 bucks or something, but he thought that sounded high, so did some investigating and it only came to $50. Nice! Gotta tell you. Wish I bought one a Long time ago. So to all of you who's advice I just shrugged off. You were Right...and I was wrong. The hike. The hike was beautiful. I actually took pictures ...

... blown Hurricane there was no way that we were going to miss out on these sights. Rogers pass is such an incredible place to visit on your way to Alberta, and even the wild life likes to get in on the act also as Nick was able to get a BlueJay to eat out of his hand which we all have photographic evidence of. On the way to Banff by way of Lake Louise to pickup supplies for the CANADA DAY celebrations we made a visit to both the Natural Bridge which is a ...

... s in every country I visit). This was one of the best I have tried, so Canada feel proud!!! Woke up to perfect blue sky so off to the mountain we headed. It seems everyone had the same idea as we had to park about 2 km's from the ski lift. The day was superb, blue sky, no clouds, approx 9 degrees and powder. We both preferred the runs here in Sunshine as the green runs are a bit more accommodating for the beginner skier ...

... less sore but it is still a change. Gen**ally work is pretty good, quiet times can make the shifts drag a bit, but I have been given a few little tasks by my manag** to hopefully keep me occupied when th**e is downtime. We have anoth** new p**son starting on front desk this week, I haven't met him yet but apparently he is from Adelaide also... It is amazing how many Australians th**e are ov** h**e, this will make the 4th Aussie just for our front desk ...

We arrived in Banff, Al on Saturday and went walking downtown along the trail to the Bow River Falls. Along the way, we saw 2 elk by the edge of the river. Everyday we walked early in the mornings at 7:30 am (you need sweaters) and it was nice. One day, our son took us up the ski hill Mount Norquay and we ...

... mountains to go downhill skiing, when there are countless ski resorts which have chairlifts that do all the work for you? Well, ski resorts are full of other skiers - cheeky buggers who have the nerve to get there before you and ski that fresh deep snow before you do, and then because of that easy chairlift access, do it again and again. With ski touring, its not about finding fresh tracks, it's about which fresh track, of a whole mountain ...