Before the total cold sets in, we wanted to fit in at least one more adventure and decided to combine Pete's visit to the Alberta Children's Hospital (Calgary) with a week touring in The Rockies. Our trip included a day in the Alberta 'badlands' -visiting the world's largest finds of complete dinosaur skeletons and a fantastic dinosaur museum and amazing landscapes a la Jurrasic Park.
We then spent two nights at the Columbia Icefields (Athabasca Glacier) travelling through amazing scenery up to Jasper and a great trip on to the Glacier itself -the pictures don't quite do justice to the intense icy wind and sleet - it was COLD! We finally had two nights in Banff - a trip down memory lane for me and a wonderful base for the Gondola ride and some walks in the Rockies. We all made it to the top of The Lake Agnes Trail -it was a 3.4km uphill hike with great views over Lake Louise. The kids were amazing -even when we got to the top and discovered that the Teahouse and all its promised and imagined goodies was closed and finished for the season!!
Oh! And we did see some wildlife as well!
We have had a great Saturday morning (rainy here) looking at all of your amazing and beautiful photos and imagining your latest holiday in the Badlands and the Rockies! It's a bit hard to think you all might be shivering when it's 29 degrees (yesterday) here and a sunny spring festival on it's way! Cox plate today is a battle between Bart and Gai (so you think and more joyous) better get out the fascinator!!
ReplyDeleteHi Bernie
ReplyDeleteWoke to a light dusting of snow this morning -sun out and very very pretty with glistening ice everywhere (all melted by afternoon). The walks to school are getting chilly (between 0 and 5) -still playing tennis, but sometimes need mitts on even for an afternoon game! We have Thanksgiving lunch with John's family this Sunday -Pumpkin carving for Halloween and other fun activities coming up. We have rented an old schoolhouse up North a bit for the whole of December -hoping for lots of snow!! xxxooo
Hey what about School in December! I mean just how much fun can a family Have??
ReplyDeleteBTW Canadian Bears sighted at Gooch's Lanes http://mooneygooches.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeletexx B&T