Sorry folks if the posts aren't coming every day. We are in pretty remote areas where wi-fi isn't available. Today we are eating pizza in a place that offers free internet service.
We started out this morning on The Icefields Parkway which is a 230 km. highway which in our language in around 150 miles. Beautiful, gorgeous mountain ranges the whole way. I probably took 200 pictures. What a breathtaking sight! We arrived in Jasper at noon and set up camp. After lunch we drove around and saw some pretty lakes and other mountain ranges. The town is quaint and very rustic. I read that Alberta's parks are more developed because of the Railway system that runs along the Canadian Rockies. This is our last park in Alberta and then off to Dawson Creek which is a couple of days away. That is the beginning of the Alaskan Highway, mile 0' We will then be in British Columbia. That goes through the Yukon Territories before we get to Alaska. The only downside to being here is I can't use the phone. I miss you all, family and friends. Especially my newest little Grandson, Benjamin. Give your Mommy and Daddy and sisters a hug for me. And hugs for all of the rest of you too. We love you!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Banff
Alberta Canada, Banff Nat’l Park, Canadian Rockies, June 19
We are in Canada wishing you were here with us. We drove most of the day yesterday in the rain and stopped overnight in Alberta. We drove this morning into Banff Nat’l Park. What a beauty of a park! It has everything you would ever want. You would never lack for things to do. It has so many spectacular scenic vistas that you can walk, drive, gondolla, fly, however you want to go.
Banff Nat’l Park was established in 1885 and the Park has always been about preservation and enjoyment of nature. It is 6,641 sq. kms 2,564 sq mi). We visited Banff Springs Hotel which opened in 1888. Designed in the Scottish baronial style, in a nod to the town’s namesake Banffshire, Scotland, the hotel was designed a National Historic Site in 1992. We drove to the top of Tunnel Mountain where the best view is. Then we drove through the town, which resembles Jackson Hole. We will visit there tomorrow where we can spend more time. (especially Cow’s ice cream parlor). Our campground is on Tunnel Mountain. There are over 300 beautiful sites. We love it here. Thank you, Canada, for this beautiful park.
We are in Canada wishing you were here with us. We drove most of the day yesterday in the rain and stopped overnight in Alberta. We drove this morning into Banff Nat’l Park. What a beauty of a park! It has everything you would ever want. You would never lack for things to do. It has so many spectacular scenic vistas that you can walk, drive, gondolla, fly, however you want to go.
Banff Nat’l Park was established in 1885 and the Park has always been about preservation and enjoyment of nature. It is 6,641 sq. kms 2,564 sq mi). We visited Banff Springs Hotel which opened in 1888. Designed in the Scottish baronial style, in a nod to the town’s namesake Banffshire, Scotland, the hotel was designed a National Historic Site in 1992. We drove to the top of Tunnel Mountain where the best view is. Then we drove through the town, which resembles Jackson Hole. We will visit there tomorrow where we can spend more time. (especially Cow’s ice cream parlor). Our campground is on Tunnel Mountain. There are over 300 beautiful sites. We love it here. Thank you, Canada, for this beautiful park.
Lake Louise, Banff Nat’l Park, June 21, 2011
What a wonderful day we had in this beautiful, scenic country! We arrived at Lake Louise Campground this morning and visited (or tried to visit) Lake Louise . There was road construction and tons of people so we turned around in the parking lot and left. We then visited Lake Moraine Lake Louise . We went there after supper and what a surprise! A little history: Lake Louise showcases the main range of the Rocky Mountains . Tom Wilson, a horsepacker for The Canadian Pacific Railroad survey, heard a roar of a distant avalanche. Edwin Hunter, an Indian, told him it came from “snow mountain above the lake of little fishes”. The next day, Edwin led Tom to the Lake . Tom was the first non-native person to see it. He was so impressed by the color, he called it Emerald lake. In 1884, the lake became known as Lake Louise in honor of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the 4th daughter of Queen Victoria Florida Keys . The glaciers surrounding the lake make it one of the most famous photo destinations in the country.
I know this is just a sample of the beautiful sights we are going to see. Tomorrow we are going to Jasper, another great park in Canada
Monday, June 20, 2011
Banff
Alberta Canada, Banff Nat’l Park, Canadian Rockies, June 19
We are in Canada wishing you were here with us. We drove most of the day yesterday in the rain and stopped overnight in Alberta. We drove this morning into Banff Nat’l Park. What a beauty of a park! It has everything you would ever want. You would never lack for things to do. It has so many spectacular scenic vistas that you can walk, drive, gondolla, fly, however you want to go.
Banff Nat’l Park was established in 1885 and the Park has always been about preservation and enjoyment of nature. It is 6,641 sq. kms 2,564 sq mi). We visited Banff Springs Hotel which opened in 1888. Designed in the Scottish baronial style, in a nod to the town’s namesake Banffshire, Scotland, the hotel was designed a National Historic Site in 1992. We drove to the top of Tunnel Mountain where the best view is. Then we drove through the town, which resembles Jackson Hole. We will visit there tomorrow where we can spend more time. (especially Cow’s ice cream parlor). Our campground is on Tunnel Mountain. There are over 300 beautiful sites. We love it here. Thank you, Canada, for this beautiful park.
We are in Canada wishing you were here with us. We drove most of the day yesterday in the rain and stopped overnight in Alberta. We drove this morning into Banff Nat’l Park. What a beauty of a park! It has everything you would ever want. You would never lack for things to do. It has so many spectacular scenic vistas that you can walk, drive, gondolla, fly, however you want to go.
Banff Nat’l Park was established in 1885 and the Park has always been about preservation and enjoyment of nature. It is 6,641 sq. kms 2,564 sq mi). We visited Banff Springs Hotel which opened in 1888. Designed in the Scottish baronial style, in a nod to the town’s namesake Banffshire, Scotland, the hotel was designed a National Historic Site in 1992. We drove to the top of Tunnel Mountain where the best view is. Then we drove through the town, which resembles Jackson Hole. We will visit there tomorrow where we can spend more time. (especially Cow’s ice cream parlor). Our campground is on Tunnel Mountain. There are over 300 beautiful sites. We love it here. Thank you, Canada, for this beautiful park.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Makoshika State Park, Montana, June 16
Hi everyone, I heard it said that the joy is in the journey, not the destination. So I decided to start posting early. I was going to start when we got to the Canadian Rockies, but we are having such a good time, I wanted to share it with you.
We started out on Monday and drove 2 hard days and decided to take it easy for a couple of days so here we are at Makoshika State Park.
To the Sioux Indians, Ma-ko-shi-ka meant bad earth or bad land. Today, as Montana's largest state park, the pine and juniper studded badland formations house the fossil remains of such dinosaurs as tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops. We didn't expect the badlands to be in Montana but they are so similar to the badlands in S. Dakota, we were amazed. They are more whimsical in nature with their fluted hillsides, pinnacles and caprocks. We drove the dirt roads overlooking the park and it is quite a sight! Lots of walking trails, archery range and other attractions. I can't believe we are on the road again. I think we were born to do this. We just started and I am as excited as a little girl. Love you all
We started out on Monday and drove 2 hard days and decided to take it easy for a couple of days so here we are at Makoshika State Park.
To the Sioux Indians, Ma-ko-shi-ka meant bad earth or bad land. Today, as Montana's largest state park, the pine and juniper studded badland formations house the fossil remains of such dinosaurs as tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops. We didn't expect the badlands to be in Montana but they are so similar to the badlands in S. Dakota, we were amazed. They are more whimsical in nature with their fluted hillsides, pinnacles and caprocks. We drove the dirt roads overlooking the park and it is quite a sight! Lots of walking trails, archery range and other attractions. I can't believe we are on the road again. I think we were born to do this. We just started and I am as excited as a little girl. Love you all
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