Waterfront Inn

Phoenix is at the 'cat spa' with Bria and Danica, and they are graciously getting us to and from the hotel and Philadelphia International airport.
Air Canada

Coming into Calgary, large crevices all over the land with farmers planting crops around the crevices.
Welcome to the Canadian Rockies

Bow Falls, Banff

Met a young lady from off Facebook to rent bear spray for the week for $10, then drove to Bow Falls .
Johnston Canyon

Hiked about 4.6 miles: to lower and upper falls, didn't have time (or maybe enegy) for ink pots
Norquay Chairlift

Rode up the Norquay Chairlift for photos and had an appetizer. (We have done most of our own cooking except for 3 dinners out.) A black-billed magpie was really carrying on and was pretty comical.Read more
Vermillion Lakes

Icefield parkway

Spent all day on the Icefield parkway, and tomorrow too
All of these posts until the stay in Golden, are off the Icefield Parkway. But some will have their own 'footprint'
Bow Lake

Loved this place. Looked a lot more turquoise in person. The blue is caused by rock flour remaining suspended in the water.
Peyto Lake

Shaped like a wolf. Extremely turquoise
Athbasca River

Athabasca River is absolutely the most beautiful river I have ever seen. For the (about) 200 miles that we saw it, it was a stunning turquoise.
Bridal Falls

Mistaya Canyon

Athabasca Glacier toe

Brilliant water

Night in Jasper

View from my bed
Maligne Lake and Medicine Lake

The 2024 lightening Jasper Fire was extensive.
This Bighorn Sheep came walking down the mountain, out of the shrubs and right behind our car
Athabasca Falls

Just beautiful. We saw a few snowflakes today
Sunthapa Falls

Panther Falls

Off the beaten track, had to research to find it, but beautiful trail
night at The Crossing

Boo Bear
Interesting rig

We enjoy the unusual rigs we see
Hiking

We said" we eat breakfast and then we hike. We eat a snack and then we hike. We eat lunch and then we hike. We eat dinner and then we hike"
2nd stop at Mistaya Canyon

Love Mistaya Canyon
2nd stop at Bow Lake
