Blogs from Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 8

I know that probably everyone has seen the pictures and surely some of you have been here, but this is everything I thought it would be and more. Jan, we WILL come here and I promise I'll fly. I've often said that, as much as I like photography, NO photograph can match the awe of seeing places like this with your own eyes. How blown away am I? Just know this, any of you who know me have heard me say that the most beautiful place on earth (that I've seen) is the Road to Hana on Maui, which Jan and I have done 3 times and I'd do again any time, and hopefully will. Well, if I had to pick the one most spectacularly beautiful view, this is it. Perhaps Lake Geneva, Switzerland is on ... read more

Over the last six months I’ve been lucky enough to see some of the best mountain ranges in the world. The Swiss Alps with their chocolate box pretty villages, the cactus friendly San Bernadino Mountains in California, Whistler in British Colombia and of course, not forgetting the Himalayas in China. The biggest and wildest range of mountains I’ve ever had the privilege to visit. But I’m sure if you took a designer or architect and asked them to build a set of mountains, they would take the form of the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, the geometry and design of this range of mountains almost seems man-made with their clean lines and horizontal striations, they have to be the most aesthetically pleasing mountains in the world. Having visited Lake Louise last year for a week’s ... read more

The Ice Magic Festial at Lake Louise is always worth a visit. ... read more

A quick report as I sit in the car outside the youth hostel in Lake Louise. I'm using their wireless. Very cold but clear here. Was minus 42 yesterday but has warmed up to minus 20 today. The Family are skiing as I type, except Silas who is working. Have some nice picture but will load them next time. The area is strikingly beautiful but as you can imagine the temperatures are an inconvenience. Our cabin at Bakers Creek, about 12 k from here on a very icy road, is very warm and comfortable. I'm off now to pick up and thaw out the mad snow freaks. By the way, I can see why Starbucks failed in Australia. Cat pee might be cheap but no-one really wants to drink it. ... read more

Hi guys, I'm so sorry its taken me so long to write a post!!!!! The internet has been down for the last few days. So i've been in Lake Louise for a week now and have had 6 days work already. The hill looks awsome but there is no snow really at the moment. There is one run which is about 20m wide and that's what were opening with tomorrow. So i'm working in the ski tech shop with 4 other guys. We've been scraping wax off of all the hire skis for the last week, there is about 1200 pairs of skis and about 100 boards so its taking a while. We were playing with the machines too which is loads of fun, think its going to take a while to get the hang of ... read more