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