Blogs from Canada, North America - page 1235

It's been a week now since we were in this beautiful area of BC just west of the Alberta border. Coming south-west from Jasper on hwy 16 you come first to Mt Robson (the highest mountain in BC.) The first shot with the purple (lupine?) in the foreground and the mountain in the back is taken from the field behind the Mt Robson info centre. The mountain in the shot is Mt Robson. From Hwy 16 you turn onto hwy 6 which brings you to Clearwater, directly below Wells Grey Provincial Park. Before even reaching the park there is about 40 km of road. 12k up the road there is an unassuming turnoff for Spahat Falls. The falls are just a 5minute walk from the parking lot and well worth it! Spectacular! I've only chosen ... read more

Sorry for the late entry, but it took us a while to get around to it. This is a family blog (which is why we are able to write a segment), and we expect some if not all of you to at least LOOK at it. This is a great tool to help us keep in touch with the intrepid travellers in Tanzania. Trust us, it really helps to share some words and photos when you're away for a long time. For non-family members who haven't yet read the profile, Bruce and Gerry Melville are retired teachers headed to Dodoma, Tanzania. They intend to volunteer as teachers for one, maybe two years. It is a very big step in their lives; we all support them and send them off with our well wishes. For this ... read more

Current mood: lethargic Last night Nadine n Jen N began the night, and I helped Nadine finish it. in fact nadine still hasnt been to bed yet, crazy girl! Nadine came back from her escapades with Jen to tell me that i HAD to go out n live coz there was no point in my even being in Whistler...true... so i got dressed n Nadine made us all pink lemonades to take to Dave's (tuckshop lady). As the night progressed filled with ridiculously loud rap (the unit was shaking!) we consumed more n more alcohol until Dave had the idea that we needed to live so we should go n camp beside the lake... home to cougars n bears.. literally!!! after saying no like a bazillion times over i finally agreed! wooh for me! we ... read more

Fall Down Go Boom! Thursday, 28 June 2007 Today Bob & Panna brought me to back to Fort Qu’Appelle, where I was hoping to locate a fairly long stretch of the Trans Canada Trail. Both yesterday & again today I’d inquired at the local tourist information centre to see if the folks there (volunteers, I think) knew where I could find its start - usually it’s pretty well marked once you find it. Unfortunately the couple there, although nice, knew nothing about the trail. At least this morning I had with me a map which showed it, just didn’t indicate the names of the streets. Using the map we were directed to a small road on the east side of town. But if the trail was there, it was going straight up a long steep hill, ... read more

Went to the 2nd largest mall in the world today - this mall had everything - an ice skating rink, bowling alley, huge water park (Keegan would have loved it), dophlin show, amusement park (with roller coasters), Imax theatre, hotel, and yes, even a huge casino (Alvin made a contribution to the Canadian economy). Keegan, we even bought your birthday present - sorry you have to wait until Dec 1st!! Glenna, I took pictures just for you - but guess what, I couldn't remember how to download pictures (sorry Kim - should have practiced more)... We stayed two nights in this neat town - campground is the "Rainbow Campground" - Alvin is the only "strange" one here!! We will be in Dawson Creek tomorrow night - the beginning of the Alaska highway! Having a grand time ... read more