Geo: 52.8736, -118.083After several checks and re-checks of our condo in Banff -- to make sure we'd left nothing behind -- we were on the road north toward Jasper before 0930. The sky did something it hadn't done in a week, and this is cloud up. By the time we passed by Lake Louise again, the clouds were fully set in and there was a steady rain. We were on the so-called Icefields Parkway, which spans more than 140 miles, linking the towns of Lake Louise and Jasper, and paralleling the continental divide. The entire area is protected as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, declared back in '80's. The scenery was spectacular, but marred by the rain. A benefit, however, were the abundance of rainbows we saw around every corner. It was the first
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