YYZ to YYC
September 4 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Heading to first stop - Calgary
Go West (Not So) Young Man
September 4 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The furthest west John has been in Canada up until now is Thunder Bay. He has officially been further west.
Calgary Zoo
September 4 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
YYZ to YYC (Tara’s Version)
September 4 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Calgary to Canmore
September 4 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Canmore
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Exhausted, we arrived in Canmore for food, lodging and bear spray
Hoodoos Viewpoint
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Red chairs and elk from very far away. Oh and hoodoos of course.
Surprise Corner Viewpoint
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
The Old Banff Cemetery
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Cascade of Time Gardens
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Banff Upper Hot Springs
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Banff Upper Hot Springs (ashes)
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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.
Bow Falls Viewpoint
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Banff Sign
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Continental Divide
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Marble Canyon
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We hiked about 2 kilometres and no idea what elevation
Kootenay National Park
September 5 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Including Radium Hot Springs Village and area
Radium Hot Springs
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 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 mineralRead more
Radium Hot Springs (ashes)
September 5 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 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
September 6 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Stopped to fuel up at the Golden Arches & Shell before our day of adventure
Random photos from the car
September 6 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Natural Bridge
September 6 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After a failed attempt to visit Emerald Lake, we stopped at Natural Bridge
Takakkawa Falls and more
September 6 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Meeting of the waters view point and Takakkawa Falls
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