YYZ to YYC
4. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Heading to first stop - Calgary
Go West (Not So) Young Man
4. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The furthest west John has been in Canada up until now is Thunder Bay. He has officially been further west.
Calgary Zoo
4. September in Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
YYZ to YYC (Tara’s Version)
4. September in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
ReisenderFor some reason my photos kept getting deleted so I had to make my own footprint post.
Calgary to Canmore
4. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Canmore
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Exhausted, we arrived in Canmore for food, lodging and bear spray
Hoodoos Viewpoint
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Red chairs and elk from very far away. Oh and hoodoos of course.
Surprise Corner Viewpoint
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
The Old Banff Cemetery
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
The main purpose of this part of trip was to scatter my dad’s ashes. First stop was his parents’ grave site.
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Cascade of Time Gardens
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Banff Upper Hot Springs
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Banff Upper Hot Springs (ashes)
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
My dad worked at the Upper Hot Springs and lived with his family in the Caretaker’s Cottage next door. The cottage is scheduled to be demolished next year.
ReisenderMe too. I only scattered a bit there. It’s weirding me out how the ashes look when I shake them out.
Bow Falls Viewpoint
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Banff Sign
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Continental Divide
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Marble Canyon
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We hiked about 2 kilometres and no idea what elevation
ReisenderToo bad about the weather but the scenery still looks amazing! This will be the trip of the red chairs 😊
Kootenay National Park
5. September in Kanada ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Including Radium Hot Springs Village and area
Radium Hot Springs
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
It basically rained all day and we finally got a break in the weather and went to the hot pool at Radium Hot Springs where it rained! We did enjoy a soak in the (supposedly) 39 degree Celsius mineralWeiterlesen
Radium Hot Springs (ashes)
5. September in Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The last place to scatter my dad’s ashes was Radium Hot Springs. (I have a lot to say about the logistics of scattering ashes but I’ll save that for another forum).
Golden
6. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Stopped to fuel up at the Golden Arches & Shell before our day of adventure
Random photos from the car
6. September in Kanada ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Natural Bridge
6. September in Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After a failed attempt to visit Emerald Lake, we stopped at Natural Bridge
Takakkawa Falls and more
6. September in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Meeting of the waters view point and Takakkawa Falls
Moraine Lake
6. September in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
When we arrived there were low clouds but we decided to make the climb up the stairs of the Rockpile Trail in hopes they would clear - and they did.
ReisenderHave a great trip
ReisenderThanks!
ReisenderSafe travels!
ReisenderThank you!