July 10 - We're off to the ROCKIES!

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July 10th 2008

Published: July 24th 2008

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Mel and Nige

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We're in BANFF!!! Wooohooo

Early this morning, we left towards Banff National Park. We got on the highway and we were shocked how well you could see the rockies from Calgary. We never noticed them because the other days were very cloudy. So this is where the excitement began! 😊

As we drove that direction, the mountains got closer and closerr! WOW!! This place is so gorgeous and it is just the entrance to the park!

The first thing we did, got our campsite and ate. After supper, we decided to go visit cave and basin. It was pretty cool but it stank really bad (Hot springs, which smells like sulphur)! lol It was because of this spot that we got our National Park System.

After this place, we decided to go on the Gondola, which was a big ripoff! But we still did it! After being on top we learned that we could of hiked the mountain and took the Gondola down for half the price! JEEEEEEZ! Anyways, it was still worth for the view! This was our first time being on top of a Rocky mountain! (the Name of the mountain is Sulphur Mountain) So it is pretty cool! 😊

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Our campsite in banff at two jack main

After our huge hike down, I mean, our drive down the mountain, we headed to the Banff's hotsprings for a nice relaxing night. This hotspring was ina pool, but it is still the real hotsprings. The only thing that might not be natural is that they treat the water so it doesn't smell like egg farts, which is a good thing! 😊

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