Blogs from Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 11

We started our day in Lake Louise by driving to the Emerald Lake. This was only a short drive away, but is in Yoho National Park, which is in the state of British Columbia, rather than Alberta where we had been to date. We had seen some stunning scenery whilst we had been in the Rockies, but this was our favourite, with the mountains reflecting in this emerald-green water. It was also really peaceful and there was a circular trail which you could follow all the way around the lake. One half of the walk was warm and open, the other half was through rainforest and so was significantly cooler. Our son also apparently saw a bear print in the mud, but he didn’t tell the rest of us until we heard some other people talking ... read more

After Arriving in Calgary, stayed 1 night in the radisson and then headed for banff. Amazing place to go... scenery is just out of this world (pictures to follow asap) lol headed up to the gondola which is like a cable car that takes you about 5000 ft up to the top of the rocky mountains.... walked across the rockys for a while and took some class pictures and made our way back down in the gondola again. Then we headed to a place called hot springs. its an outdoor pool which is 40 degrees its like gettin into a bath! it was hard to beat after walking around the mountains thats freezing lol. Had an early night and the next morning we got the bus and headed for lake louise. amazing scenery yet again ... read more

Prince Rupert to Lake Louise Coming out of Alaska after Ketchikan was another long ferry ride with similar views and one small black dot that was supposedly a whale. Even the people with binoculars did not see much more. The Road from Prince Rupert to Prince George was again a continuation of wooded hills and snow capped peaks, BUT they were Canadian and therefore more beautiful to my eyes. It is the combination of sky, snow green Sitka spruce, spring green aspen and rushing Fraser River that made the whole spectacular. In 1972 the Fraser River flooded. This year the spring runoff is reaching record heights again. As we drove we noticed the river waters were so high that some trees and shrubs seemed to be growing out of the water. In some places fields ... read more

WI4-5,120m,walk off,20minuts aproch // march 25th ,climb with poul,right side,WI4or4+//27th ,climb with sam,middle left side,WI4+ 「アイス　クライミング」って知ってますか？凍った滝を、両手に鎌の様な物を持ち、両足には金属でできた獣の爪の様なものを付け、ロープやスクリューで安全を確保し、登っていくのです。凍った滝はとても綺麗で神秘的、そして自分の手や足でザクッザクッっと、登っていく感覚は何ともいえない楽しさがあります。また大変だった分その充実感や、登れば登る程　変わっていく景色もたまりません。 （ずーっと垂直ではなく滝も所々階段の様になっているので　そこで休み休み登っていきます。長いものだと５００ｍを超えるものも・・・・ しかし、雪崩の危険と隣り合わせなのを目の当りにしたり、実際の寒さは（-20℃が限界）今まで経験した事のないものでした。防寒のため銀行強盗のような帽子は欠かせません。結構色々使えるのでおススメです。そして安全のためヘルメットは絶対です。っとなると、見た目は、かっこ良くないかもしれませんね... read more

Yep that's right I handed in my resignation last night. My official last day of work is April 12th and i'm catching the bus to Vancouver the next day with my buddies. We're all counting down the days and working as much as we can while we can. So that means i'm working every day of this schedule (7 of 7) which means over time hours and also I don't go out as much so i'm saving on that too. Anyone who's been to Vancouver please send me suggestions on what is worth seeing. We are all trying to get as many snowboarding days in as we can too. Soon we won't have a beautiful mountain two steps away from where we live. Between all this overtime and snowboarding i'm exhausted and need a day off ... read more