Blogs from Canmore, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 9

The day after the traumatic Delvis experience we moved on to stay with some more lovely people. Mary and Jim Courtney and their kids Johnathan and Alison who so kindly put Jase up when we were here 2 years ago. They live about 45 min out of the city of Calgary in a nice place called Redwood Meadows where there are no fences and deer roam freely. After an eventful day of going to pick Ali up from the airport and being told she missed her flight and driving all the way back home and then being called to say she was waiting to be picked up and had been on the right flight so driving back and other such adventures, we had a bit of a late night, our first night here. The next morning ... read more

Today we a good day of riding at Sunshine. The moves are slowly returning and the adrenaline of high speed and big air are flowing through the viens. The snow is melting at a rate of knotts and we only have 4 days of riding left... boohoo! the temptation to return to the great white north at a later date grows stronger by the day. ... read more

Woke up to find it had snowed during the night, making it a beautiful sight first thing in the morning. About four inches had fallen and the fir trees looked lovely covered in snow. The only thing missing was Christmas! At least we didn’t have to scrape all the snow off the car as the hotel has heated underground parking. The morning started with us trying to find the Canmore Mountain Sanctuary Community Church, driving around looking for 1st Ave, which as it happened wasn’t named on the map. Ended up having to ask for directions at a local gas station, and discovered it was next to the hospital. The service was good and enjoyed it very much. Following church, we changed and then drove into Banff to take a walk around Bow Falls just outside ... read more