Gr & J Go to Canada

Drove first to Canmore, Alberta, Canada where we stayed at one of WorldMark's timeshare resorts is, outside of Banff National Park (which costs something like $15/person to be in!) Resort located below the Three Sisters, actually a single rock formation of three "thrusts."

First on our list was to ride a "gondola' up some mountain so as to see the spectacular view promised in brochures. We chose to skip the more popular, therefore more crowded, Banff Mt. ride in favor of one near Lake Louise.

Not in one of those nice enclosed, safe-looking little thingies, but a ski lift chair. Oh, my. See Judy gripping the chicken bar up AND back down. View...yes, was worth it. And Judy made it to the top and could smile when she got off.....and afterwards at the bottom with Gary. All captured on....as we used to say "on film."

Lake Louise viewed from the top of a ski lift is, well, all-telling.

Once you get drive into the valley, park your car in the very congested parking lot, and walk to the lakeside promenade, which has tons of tourists all taking pictures....the only thing to do is sit down and have a beer and French onion soup at the outdoor Brasserie of the Chateaux facing the end of the lake.









Next stop: Banff, the town. The v. tourist town, with eateries (aka pubs)

and souvenir shoppes, one after the other.

Flowing through the town of Banff is the Bow River, again

with that distinctive turquoise blue water, which I captured at last on my camera!

Once you head south of Calgary towards the States, you're out of the Canadian Rockies and driving along the simply gorgeous " Cowboy Trail" by ranches with herds of handsome cattle and the occasional storefront. For example, Longview's world-famous "Jerky Store" where the fellas workin' were all wearing cowboy hats!

Say farewell to Canada, fellow Road Trippers, we're headed into Montana and Glacier National Park next. Hope you'll come along.