YYZ to YYC
4 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Heading to first stop - Calgary
Go West (Not So) Young Man
4 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 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 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
YYZ to YYC (Tara’s Version)
4 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Calgary to Canmore
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Canmore
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Exhausted, we arrived in Canmore for food, lodging and bear spray
Hoodoos Viewpoint
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Red chairs and elk from very far away. Oh and hoodoos of course.
Surprise Corner Viewpoint
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The Old Banff Cemetery
5 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 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 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Cascade of Time Gardens
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Banff Upper Hot Springs
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Banff Upper Hot Springs (ashes)
5 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 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
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Banff Sign
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Continental Divide
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Marble Canyon
5 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We hiked about 2 kilometres and no idea what elevation
Kootenay National Park
5 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Including Radium Hot Springs Village and area
Radium Hot Springs
5 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ⛅ 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 mineralLeer más
Radium Hot Springs (ashes)
5 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ⛅ 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 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Stopped to fuel up at the Golden Arches & Shell before our day of adventure
Random photos from the car
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Natural Bridge
6 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After a failed attempt to visit Emerald Lake, we stopped at Natural Bridge
Takakkawa Falls and more
6 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Meeting of the waters view point and Takakkawa Falls
Moraine Lake
6 de septiembre, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 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.
ViajeroHave a great trip
ViajeroThanks!
ViajeroSafe travels!
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