Blogs from Banff, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 5

Spent a nice night and Dick's RV in Great Falls, Montana. As we were hooking up, our neighbor, Brent, had his grill going and volunteered to cook our cheese dogs for us, so we were able to sit right down to dinner. Tom (of course) complained that he missed cocktail hour. Friendly Brent & wife winter in Southern CA and motorhome for 8 months. Beautiful sunshine this morning and we were on the road by 7:30. The little Mrs. (Sally) took her turn at the wheel. As we travel along we are amazed at the huge expanse of this beautiful country of ours! After wolfing down five little oranges and a dozen Bing cherries in about ten minutes, we sailed thru Customs with narry a question about whether we had any fruit on board! Was going ... read more

Geo: 51.1752, -115.573If I were forced to choose I'd have to admit that I liked Jasper a little more than Banff. It had more of the ski village/holiday town feel to it. Banff has grown into a small city (we counted 3 Tim Hortons to the 1 we saw in Jasper) and it did feel a little crowded at times. That said, the crown jewel of this part of the world, Lake Louise, is right next door to Banff.Because of its stunning setting, Lake Louise is a photographers destination in the winter and summer seasons. We were in between seasons so the lake was covered in the slushy remains of winter so it was not the right time of year to capture one of those magical hang-on-the-wall images. And apparently it wasn't even the right time ... read more

Had one last trip up to Banff and Canmore today as this will probably be the last chance I get to see the Canadian Rockies. Had a stint of seeing some wild life in their natural herd as a group of deer were relaxing in the snow and admiring the view of the mountains, went and had a dip in the Hot Springs one last time then managed to explore a part of Banff I had not experienced before. I found a slippery trail along the edge of the Bow River to find the Bow falls and a beautiful little viewing area of where the Bow River disappears into the mountains. Probably wasn't wearing the best shoes for the icy path and stairs that I walked along, up and down but managed to see some nice ... read more

C: We've been in Banff for 3 days now and are really enjoying it. Yesterday we made a second attempt to drive up to Lake Louise - success! The road was much better and the clouds were higher so we could see most of the mountain tops. The lake itself was very impressive, huge, and beautifully framed by the Victoria glaciers and surrounding mountains. After taking the obligatory photos and wandering round the lake for a bit we headed to the ski area where we had been told that ski lifts were available to take us up the mountain. Unlike in the Alps they were not at all prepared for the possibility that you might want to go up on the lift for sightseeing and not skiing and the man operating the chairlift looked at us ... read more

Get ‘em out by Friday-Genesis The thing is; I don’t like talking about Politic. But people assume the opposite when I tell them I studied geopolitics in cégep. It brings me down; like any other sensible being. It gets so confusing so fast, trying to keep straight who has done what, and it is even worse when you try to tie why to who’s gain. The majority of the people I try to maintain a level headed conversation on high impact decisions and means of power with, end up getting biased; parents will put economics and affordability first, dreaming activists will try to push what they take as a forgotten priority while setting the rest aside, frustrated easily-impressed mind will follow the most convincing underdog, forgetting their on reflexions on the line, hard workers will put ... read more