http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Alberta , Lake Louise en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:16:08 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:16:08 BST We woke up in the morning and packed up our camp after multiple days in the same campground in Jasper NP. We did a canyon hike in Maligne canyone and then drove the entire icefield parkway down into Lake Louise in Banff NP. On the way to Maligne canyon we passed multiple elk and sheep but still no bear sitings grizzleys or black bears. The rivers are shallow so we were expecting to see bea http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-321806.html Day 3 June 30 2008 Made it to Lake LouiseI broke camp this morning at 0530. Not because I needed to be up at that hour but because I was slept outhelliplots of fresh air causes a person to sleep very good and I have been sleeping extremely well.The routine is getting down but I always want to expect the unexpected. Like tonight I am at the Lake Louise National Park and started to set up ca http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-294209.html So the travel blog finally begins again.. Irsquom on the Greyhound about to leave for Lake LouiseI had the worst nightrsquos sleep last night. It was 30 degrees yesterday and last night seemed about the same so so hot in the hostel room. We had the air con on but I think once there are three people sleeping in a small room therersquos not much you can do to keep the heat at bay. I do http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-294068.html Imagine how your body would feel flying from 37 degree 99 humidity straight into fresh powder and gusty alpine winds...... Imagine and you'll have a slight idea as to the full body shock we've just experienced. Arriving to a Canadian summer without beanies gloves snowshoes and ski jackets was our first mistake. Not hiring a car was our second. Ah well we made it to Lake Louise and spent 2 da http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-286266.html Ok so i haven't written in a while and a couple of days has gone by....here's the catch upi've settled into my new job as the housing co ordinator of Charleston Residence aka Chuck Town. Its a pretty good job..i get to meet heaps of people..new people and get to know the residence pretty well. Some rooms are FERAL but i guess they just need a good clean..a very good clean. My job entails anythin http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-274607.html Today was slacking off day for me as I start work tommorrow.Pat and I decided to walk to the Mountain Resort today. It took about 45minutes slow strolling along the highway. The scenary was amazing. The wind cold and chilly but the sun was sooo warm. The walk itself wasn't hard. Pat was freaking out about bears and we found out that they actually come out unto the highway. My aim is to see one in http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-272337.html its now 2230 and the sun has just set about 30minutes ago. Pat and I finally made it to lake louise. First the JOURNEYWell this morning we got up in chilly weather in HI Hostel Calgary. Pat didn't sleep ALL night so he was tired all day today..thats jet lag for you We got our SIN organised but couldn't find the bank. The city of calgary was very quiet..even at 9am in the morning. Hardly anyone http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-272059.html Here's the last of Lake Louise. I feel I already downloaded some of these but I couldn't find them. I have fond memories of this place I miss it very much. Everyone go there at least once in your life http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-266896.html I just read back over my last blog so that I could start this edition fresh from where I finished off and the first thoughts that came to mind were how quickly time has gone how much I have managed to do and also how slack I have been in not writing as regularly as I first thought I would.Itrsquos been four months since I have felt a temperature in the positive and I have acclimatised pretty we http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-249013.html A brief entry this time as itrsquos yet another skiing trip and there isnrsquot much to them apart from skiing eating and sleeping. But since it was in such a pretty place I thought it was worth a few words and pictures for your enjoyment or pain you decide.Having already booked a ski trip to France in for March it was decided one trip was not enough. After only spending a week last year http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-245224.html For a bit of fun I have written this blog article using as much ski hill and Lake Louise lingo as possible my aim complete confusion. So if you can not understand any of it just check out the glossary at the end of the entry housemates and ourselves had a bit of fun putting this together.Well the end of January brought with it another big party season when does it ever stop at the Lake http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-241252.html HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAYI never thought the Australia Day celebrations would be bigger in Canada than Australia but they are. Amazing. The Hottest 100 was playing all day and they shipped in Australian beer for us. Given 80 of the staff are Australian I guess it makes sense. There was a DJ in the common area of Chucktown I think the music was mainly Australian but he seemed to focus on vo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-240080.html Hello everyoneThis is officially my last entry from Lake Louise I am very sad about this I have falen in love with the scenery with true winter and I'm even going to miss my job. So much is changing in sucha short time. The next time I update this I should be in Portland. Assuming all goes well at the border of course. I'm nervous about this as I'm sure most foreign students are. I d http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-232279.html Well Christmas and New Years in Canada has come and gone but we managed to survive a week of crazyness. Why a week that is because everyone likes to celebrate Christmas and New Years in the timezone of their own country. Then the next 24hrs after each day is about working out the aftermath and what an aftermath that is.Probably best to start at the beginningA massive Christmas dinner was org http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-226213.html The silver Greyhound slowly pulled back onto the icy highway. It was 9.30 at night dark and snowing. I was still wearing the same jumper that I put on 3hrs earlier at Calgary and glad that I had my new snow jacket in hand. I slung my pack over my shoulder and made my way across the open snow covered car park floodlit just enough so that I could make out a few people stumbling about obviously on http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-225959.html Here it is Yes the official engagement photos These photos are all of the day we got engaged so some are not the actually place of engagment but it was still part of the wonderful day for me Keep in mind that I have other pictures too ones from my plastic camera so you have to see me to see them http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-223243.html To start with yes it's Friday night we're still at the Lake and we're still bored in the evening. It's still autumn and I have to advertise some temperatures that even Armidale will have trouble beating one for the Canberra boys. These are temps from 9AM the last few days Monday 19C Tuesday 21C Wednesday 23C and finally for the best of all Thursday 24C. No matter how good the heatin http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-222133.html good day with you guys http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-219783.html Granted it has taken me a while to start using this blog but I think it's all about the mindset... well that's my excuse anyway Paul has been a champion and set this whole thing up so it seems to be the least I can do to add some contacts to the list and create an entry So it's been just over a week since we left Australia and almost a month since we left Canberra. My how different th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-218593.html Yes I know I have been rather slack in getting the travel blog up and running. Well as you can see we have well and truly arrived in Canada. After the longest Friday in recorded history I belive about 40 hrs worth we arrived in Vancouver to which I must say is one of the dodgiest hostels Liz and I have ever seen. But being too tired to really care we settled in for the night only for Vancouve http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-218346.html Here are all of my pics from the summer. This is my glaciers post...with many others added in too like my night at the Banff Springs hotel. I hope you enjoy them and keep an eye out for my next post...as far as I'm concerned it's one you won't want to miss http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-213745.html As I have said before I get uncomfortable with being a tourist. I try to be more of a traveler. I prefer to experience things places and people rather than merely see them. But while in the Rockies we were definitely well and truly 100 percent the tourists. Today we drove to Lake Louise via the Bow Valley stopping via Johnston Canyon and checking out Morraine Lake on the way home. Every one o http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-211666.html What I call the waterfall photos http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-211592.html Trying to catch up on my photos as alwasy this...this brings me up to July 1. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-211536.html Day 33 aloha from bearhunters we have advanced to bear heaven although we have not yet spotted an alive wild bear moose or mountain goat. We are very surprised and impressed by our progress Basically after Ontario039s beautiful scenery on backroads and highway one we had to make a challenging decision have a rest day with not that much progress up to that point or try to do more mi http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-200463.html So after taming the Kicking Horse River Shazza and I continued our tour around Banff National Park where it snowed overnight on the mountains. I did a great hike up above Lake Moraine and the Valley of the 10 Peaks 10 mountains all over 3000 metres in one valley where we had to hike in groups of 4 due to the grizzlies in the area. Afterwards was the first time that others have ridden in Sha http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-193082.html Lundi 6 aoutCe matin je passe un peu de temps sur mon blog et sur internet. Je me prepare un sandwisch et je descend en ville. Cela devient une tradition mais je vais manger dans le parc... J'aime bien ce parc il est grand pres de la riviere avec une belle vue sur les montagnes on peut s'installer sur des tables... tout en assistant a une piece de theatre un concert un mariage... J'adore http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-191022.html I hope this is it...whew....sorry about the repeats all http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-189644.html