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By Mumtraveller
September 23rd 2008

Rocky Mountain High!

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Hi everyone It is Tuesday am at our lodge at Banff Gate....so there is a bit of news to catch up on. First - flight was very good - and I liked the downstairs toilets- got a bit of exercise going up and own the stairs there! Arriving at Calgary airport - evryone is so friedly with folks in cowboy hats calling Welcome to Calgary etc - not quite like Heathrow - and tho' I didnt spot him Suz and Tracie said there was a real hunky guy on the passport control. My B+B in Calgary was lovely - a women [View Full Entry]

By tacos
September 8th 2008

winter here?

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peyto lake

31Aug,canmore had snow on the ground. mainly wet and not hot this summer. our tour company had too many guide this year. and I got cold in busiest season. so I could not make money than I thought. anyway, here is cold and not good weather for climbing , work is not busy the all. so I am going to go to east of canada soon. hoping to start climbing again in quebec and northeast USA , after 18th of Sep. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=6448g34s.8c2q0sno&x=0&y=16vf6e&localeid=en_US [View Full Entry]

By Jay and Donna
June 3rd 2008

Rocking out in Canmore

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Bear

At about midday on Friday, Jamie and I decided to go on a roadtrip for the weekend. Originally he was supposed to be taking part in a triathlon, and I was going to the movies with friends, but both plans fell through (Jamie has shin splints, the movie hasn't started yet in Jasper) and so we decided to take off on another adventure. Even better, we both get amazing perks with our job! The company Jamie works for own two hotels in Canmore so we got 2 nights in a nice hotel for less than half price. And when I was [View Full Entry]

By tacos
May 30th 2008

back to work

North America » Canada » Alberta » Canmore

in Canmore now.7months of climbing trip. time goes fast. I made it , from el potorero chico to canmore, all ride from climbers. climber is Sweet.thank you very much. Now, I have to work.,5month work hard. working about tour and hiking guide. then hopefully climbing trip again. I want to go east cost USA! [View Full Entry]

By Chemgal
January 2nd 2008

Winter Wonderland

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Banff

Well it's been a while since I've written and so much has happened so I thought it was time to update everyone. So I moved to Canmore, Alberta from Vancouver in October to take up a job as a travel agent and spend the winter in the Canadian Rockies. I spend a week travelling the 900kms from Vancouver to Canmore. Along the way I stopped at a couple of small towns. The first was Shuswap Lake just outside Chase. It was an interesting hostel - made from old railway carriages converted into dorms, each with a bathroom and kitchen. Unfortunately it [View Full Entry]

By Dexter99
December 26th 2007

Canmore Alberta

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We spent a week in Canmore, renting a condo within walking distance of the downtown area. The views were incredible, and the condo's hot-tub offered amazing panoramas of the mountains. If you go, there are some things you must do/see; - Hike Johnson Canyon. It's an easy hike, and well worth the walk. - Visit Banff and walk the downtown area. It's very picturesque. - Take the gondola up Sulphur mountain. The view is amazing. - Go horseback riding in the mountains - Visit Kananaskis - and if possible golf the course there! - Make the trip to Lake Louise - [View Full Entry]

By tacos
October 1st 2007

busy summer

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lady mc

sleeping in my car . I was enjoying it. stay cheap&save money for trip. and just work a lot.I like this kind of job. but it was sometime stresful. feeling unfear . feeling unfree all the time. little bit scrambling(hard hike) was very fun. no rock climbing. save money for rock climbing trip. more photos here. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jspc=6448g34s.65xjs354&x=0&y=lgv537 [View Full Entry]

By Jono Dahna
September 24th 2007

Climbing on pockets

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The view from our lodge

We woke up to a sunny day with no fixed plans, so Jonno and I did what Jonno and I do, and returned to the scene of yesterday's awe. Marilyn and Richard went driving and walking about checking out new places as you are meant to do, Jonno and I just went and climbed up and down a bit of rock all day. I think M and R went to Banff. But I am not quite sure... memory gets hazy very quickly. We made the mistake of trying to "warm up" on the less steep wall. While leading some 5.9 which [View Full Entry]

By tannismc
September 23rd 2007

Heart Creek Trail

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Heart Creek Trail

Yesterday I attended the wedding of a very good friend of mine at Nakoda Lodge (on Lake Chief Hector), near Kananaskis. It was a beautiful, perfect day for an autumn wedding. The sun was warm, the breeze was cool, and the rain stayed at the far end of the valley. This morning, the first official day of fall, everyone at the Lodge woke to snow. After brunch, a few of us walked the Heart Creek Trail, near Canmore. It wasn't as cold as it looks, and the moisture and clouds made the colours spectacular! It was a good chance to try [View Full Entry]

By Jono Dahna
September 23rd 2007

Grassi Lakes

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Differing opinions

We were all pretty wiped out today from our epic car trip the day before so we did not set very ambitious plans for the day. It was awesome waking up to near-360 degree views of snow capped mountains. I love arriving somewhere in the dark, to have it reveal itself to you in the morning as though you have just magically teleported there. I think I recall a fairly easy, relaxed slow breakfast. Then we went for a drive to Grassi Lakes, a park just out of town Canmore and went for a bit of a walk up the hill. [View Full Entry]

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