Our last day in Canmore took us along the Minnewanka Scenic Drive, where we crossed off most of our must-sees plus a few more. Wildlife sightings ramped up, we thoroughly enjoyed a boat cruise, and Jim stepped out of his comfort zone for a while. Click on the first photo in each group and scroll […]
Our stay in Canmore, AB continues with more intermittent showers and generally soggy conditions. But a short, but splendid stroll along a beautiful creek, an amazing drive along a parkway from Banff to the magnificent Lake Louise made for an extraordinary day! Click on the first photo in each group and scroll to see the […]
We’ve been looking forward to visiting the Canadian Rockies for years and finally our time has come. If Jim thought he was going to get any relaxation on this “vacation” he was sorely mistaken. Although we kept our hikes in the easy- to moderate-range, at times we thought the people rating these hikes were clearly […]
As you know, any trip out west requires three hard (and boring) days of driving and lots of distractions. We headed to North Dakota, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and as we ventured further west, we traveled under a shroud of smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Luckily the jet stream was on our side with its westerly […]