Back on the road again - this time to make the traverse of the Rockies from Jasper towards Banff. First off Mount Kerkeslin looking good with its snowy top.
By the way, have you all worked out who is doing the writing today?
Mum and Dad getting wet at the Falls.
Alberta is known as the Wild Rose State -we are left in no uncertainty about why at every term.
Dad purchased this tee shirt in Cowes just to cross the Rockies in. His choice was fully justified when the Manager of this roadside cafe wanted to have it as a perfect link to the new motto for Jasper "Altitude not Attitude"
We had moved on to Sunwapta Falls by this time and it was Sophie's turn to pose.
Smile - you are on candid camera
Snaps from the car as we approached more of the Rockies range
The Icefield Centre and one of the ice trucks that drive out onto the Athabasca glacier
The glacier itself. In 1844 the glacier ended where this picture was taken from - just goes to show what effect we have on climate. Must be something to do with the big diesel trucks that set out onto the glacier every 15 minutes. That said, this glacier is as deep as the Eiffel Tower is tall.
We wanted the direction sign in this one to mark our progress (halfway there).
Mum just had to show off her new dog walking hat and gloves as the fog, sleet, snow and general bad weather descended and put an end to any thoughts of a truck ride. Onwards to Lake Louise.
Bighorn sheep by the side of the road. Three of them started butting heads in front of Dad which got him back in the car fairly fast!
Stopping for the night halfway between Lake Louise and Banff we found these Elk just off the site (and have met them two or three times since).
2 comments:
So how cold was it then? ;0) Loving the fishy facts too (Dad!). Those Elk look like reindeers ;0) How festive. Is it a chipmunk or a ground squirrel? The first pic on this post is one of my favourites so far. It is lovely. Love S xxx P.S. Kala seems a lot better today ;0)
Brilliant photos again, am getting increasingly jealous!! You must be exhausted at the end of each day but it looks like you're having a wonderful time. A beautiful country and your blog is very informative, can't wait until the next installment! Take care, Denise xx
Post a Comment