Rundlestone Lodge Banff

... culebrones mexicanos o venezolanos, tinc entes que hi ha gent que apren castella amb ells ;-)<br>------------------------<br>Em sap molt de greu deixar Lake Louise, les 2 sortides que hi he fet han estat impensables. Tanta neu, tanta solitud. Be en el segon d'uns 20km vam anar junts amb en Vincent perque era una zona de Gizzlies on cal anar en grups de 4 com a minim cosa que nosaltres vam ignorar igualment com va fer l'amable de l'alemanya de la meva ...

... pelts and pick up some antlers which I liked. So I think I got my two bucks worth there!<br><br>Later I came back to the hostel and went on the internet for a while, had some dinner (just some soup from Safeway- yes there is Safeway here) and then went back into town and found out it was cheap Tuesday at the cinema, so yet again I went to the movies! It was great though, I highly recommend 'Funny People&#8217;, it had me laughing the whole way though.<br><br>Back at the hostel ...

... moose people made an epic spaghetti meal, before retiring to the hostel bar for drinking &amp; cards.<br><br>Finally, today a selection of randoms from the hostel and I hiked up Sulphur Mountain from the lower gondola station, then headed down the back way. It was most glorious in all respects, apart from the cheating tourists who got the gondola to the top. Tomorrow I hit Kelowna for hot weather and the beach and generally chilling out.

... views the whole way. We stopped many times to see frozen lakes, frozen waterfalls and the magnificent mountains. The road was brilliant with not much traffic and was bordered with snow. Unfortunately no wildlife along the way today (maybe too cold yet for bears). We arrived in Banff just as it started to snow - it's so pretty.

... lunch and dinner specials. Restaurants, I am told, are relatively expensive all over Alberta not just Banff. But what I like most about the restaurants in this area is the menu selections of meat. Several restaurants offer Elk, Bison, BC Salmon, Alberta Beef, Venison (deer), Quail (bird), Arctic Char (fish), Lamb, Duck and Pork. If you ever wanted to try real Canadian cuisine, try it in Banff!

12/10/08 - A cracking hike today, we met at about 09:30ish, I had been on the phone home trying to sort out some bank stuff. We had a good hike planned, returning to Lake Louise itself for the second time, which was great in itself, it is truly an awesome place! We left the hostel and crossed under the railway before heading out towards the station, where I had walked the night before. We crossed the Bow River and took the tramline trail up through interior forest after which we joined the ...

A busy start to August and Max Leaving.... August 2008 August was started with cheer - a HRR staff part on the 1st at Thorburn's house. It was great to mingle on a social level with everyone including the Pilipino housekeeping staff, what a hoot. We enjoyed lots of food, drinks and even some smores to finish the night off. I feel lucky to have worked with a great bunch of people. On the 3rd August Max and I enjoyed another day off together, this ...

... don't want the animals to get food from the people, so they won't become domesticated (&#1502;&#1489;&#1493;&#1497;&#1514;&#1 497;&#1501;). Anyway, during driving between the hikes we got to see some of the animals. You'll see some of the pictures, but most of them are not seen clearly because they kept moving all the time (foolish animals). Unfortunately, most of the day hikes in Banff were covered with snow, so we didn't have much ...

... on you pay $2 to the kitty, if you stay the same it is $1, however if you lose you pay nothing. So far I have gained every week, so I am not all that happy with myself... I have gained quite a bit of weight over the past year - and since arriving. I have even done a lot more exercise over this past week, but I think it has a lot to do with my eating habits!!! Hmmm... I went to Calgary with some friends last Friday to do some shopping. It was well overdue ...

... So we walked down the side of the building, and we found 3 guys sitting on the floor having a smoke. At first I thought they were homeless people, but they were staying there. They asked us what we were doing. I thought there and then lets just go. When we said we were meant to be staying here they shouted for someone. Out of a side door came a bloke. He was obviously wasted. No one was home. He could barely talk. I'm thinking great, its a smack den. We ...