Panorama Mountain Village

After temperatures reached 30 degrees yesterday we woke to an 11 degree morning and light rain. Time to move on, we sopped for lunch and a swim in the hot pools at Radium springs, the scenery is magnificent, although we were hoping to see some wildlife on the road, there were none. This afternoon we arrived at the Fairmont hot springs, and were ...

3 day trip
27 km ..... and a scramble

Animal sightings: Lesser Yellowlegs (bird) , deers, grouse (but no grizzlies hehe)

Flowers: lots of common fireweed throughout burned forest, indian paintbrush and other alpine wildflowers

Theme song: Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley)

Note to self:

Go with the Floe ...... get it ? ah!

C'est quétaine Annie :P

... flour that is suspended in the water.

Banff and Jasper are different from American National Parks in that the cities of Banff and Jasper are part of their respective parks. Consequently, you have the nature opportunities combined with towns with the civilized amenities you don't usually get in a US national park. It is as if Jackson WY was located inside Grand Teton NP and in fact, Banff is very ...

... build Highway 93 through this narrow canyon, they routed a small stream through a tunnel underneath the highway. Just south of here that stream runs into the mighty Columbia River (yes, the Columbia River). The Columbia is flowing Northwest through Radium Hot Springs. We traveled on to Kootenay Valley Viewpoint at Sinclair Pass for a scenic overlook of the valley. On the way there we spotted a lone female Bighorn Sheep.

We parked at ...

I choose to start the story...now. My first couple of days at Panorama Mountain Resort were a buzz with remanissence and a feeling of how small we are as humans in the big scheme of things. The accommodation that my good ol'buddy and pal Phil lives in has huge resemblance to the uni colleges of CSU Wagga, the lifestyle of drinking all the time and lazying around brought back so many memories of my poor austudy days. The Village itself is much like a ...

I managed to take three separate shots of windmills: a row of them across the mountains, an old windmill and a new windmill turning with its' mystic beauty in a field. When I got home I "photoshopped" the 3 shots into one. A fun learning experience.


The mountains ...