We were looking super sharp in our rafting attire.
More pretty views as we headed down to Kelowna and the weather started to shape up.
Location:Golden, BC
Friday, September 2, 2011
Day 6
Today was excursion day. We got up and headed out of Banff towards Golden for some zip-lining and white-water rafting, and made some really cool friends. Four of us engineers and one an enginerd to be!
We were looking super sharp in our rafting attire.
More pretty views as we headed down to Kelowna and the weather started to shape up.
We were looking super sharp in our rafting attire.
More pretty views as we headed down to Kelowna and the weather started to shape up.
Day 5 ; part 1
We didn't plan much for today because the weather forecast called for rain and thunderstorms all day. So we got up the minute we had a break from the rain and headed into the town of Banff. But before we could do that... Mike had to pack up the campsite. And not without a little help from w full grown black bear. As he was packing up the tent, a man caught his attention and said "hey. There's a bear behind you" just as he turned, he saw a full grown bear running through our site, just meters away from him. It all happened so fast that he didn't even have time to grab a camera.
When we got to Banff we walked into the tourist centre and asked for suggestions for a rainy day. We were pointed into the direction of a couple of shorts walks. The first one was the trail to Bow Falls. It was along a river and ended up at a small falls about a kilometer or so down.
The next hike was about 1.5 hours long and a 2.5 km hike up to the summit of Tunnel Mountain here we got an amazing view of the city of Banff. We opted out of paying the $30 a person to go up the gondola and were satisfied with that decision after we got to this peak for the view.
We treated ourselves to an inexpensive hotel room to get a solid sleep to prepare for a big day tomorrow. We took it really easy the ret of the day and walked around the city and saw The Rise of the Planet of the Apes in the local theater.
When we got to Banff we walked into the tourist centre and asked for suggestions for a rainy day. We were pointed into the direction of a couple of shorts walks. The first one was the trail to Bow Falls. It was along a river and ended up at a small falls about a kilometer or so down.
The next hike was about 1.5 hours long and a 2.5 km hike up to the summit of Tunnel Mountain here we got an amazing view of the city of Banff. We opted out of paying the $30 a person to go up the gondola and were satisfied with that decision after we got to this peak for the view.
We treated ourselves to an inexpensive hotel room to get a solid sleep to prepare for a big day tomorrow. We took it really easy the ret of the day and walked around the city and saw The Rise of the Planet of the Apes in the local theater.
Location:Banff
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Day 4 ; Part 7
When we found out that the weather was not going to be looking good for day 5, we decided to squeeze in lake Louise and moraine lake before we headed on to Banff.
Lake Louise was filled with tourists. Extremely crowded. Even a small Asian, costumed choir was posing and singing by the lakeside.
Lake Louise
Moraine lake was probably one of reb's favorite destinations. A lot less crowded here and absolutely serene and beautiful. We climbed (bouldered) up to the lookout having not realized there was a set of stairs around the back and got an even better view.
Moraine Lake
A quick bad ass horse-manning pic
Lake Louise was filled with tourists. Extremely crowded. Even a small Asian, costumed choir was posing and singing by the lakeside.
Lake Louise
Moraine lake was probably one of reb's favorite destinations. A lot less crowded here and absolutely serene and beautiful. We climbed (bouldered) up to the lookout having not realized there was a set of stairs around the back and got an even better view.
Moraine Lake
A quick bad ass horse-manning pic
Location:Lake Louise
Day 4 ; Part 6
Our final stop before lake Louise was Bow Summit. The colour of the water was an absolute gorgeous blue with the most fascinating mountains surrounding it. The lake is called Peyton Lake. To get up to this summit was yet another 15-20 minute uphill climb.
What we easily caught onto within the first couple of days of our drive is if a car is pulled over... Or more likely... Multiple cars pulled over...then pull over!!
So that is exactly what we did when we saw about 7 cars pulled over on the side of the highway. Mike grabbed the camera and hopped out of that car to check out what everyone was looking at low and behold.... There was a small black bear on the side of the road picking at the vegetation. Once e both got a good view, we drove just one more minute further, and cars were pulled over again to look at yet another small black bear. Brothers? BFFs? To cover all of the bases... We named them Grizz and DotCom.
What we easily caught onto within the first couple of days of our drive is if a car is pulled over... Or more likely... Multiple cars pulled over...then pull over!!
So that is exactly what we did when we saw about 7 cars pulled over on the side of the highway. Mike grabbed the camera and hopped out of that car to check out what everyone was looking at low and behold.... There was a small black bear on the side of the road picking at the vegetation. Once e both got a good view, we drove just one more minute further, and cars were pulled over again to look at yet another small black bear. Brothers? BFFs? To cover all of the bases... We named them Grizz and DotCom.
Location:Between Jasper and Banff
Day 4 ; Part 5
4:30 pm : We stoped at Mistaya Canyon. The canyon had beautiful features from the way the powerful water bowled and carved it's way through.
Day 4 part 4
In the afternoon we visited a glacier on the Columbia ice field. In the background of the top picture (where Reb made me pose with the enukshuks (sp?)) is a lateral moraine left behind as the glacier recedes. The rocks in front of the glacier at the bottom of the jumping picture is the terminal moraine formed by the glacier.
Location:Columbia icefields
Day 4 ; Part 3
The drive from jasper to banff has been the highlight of the trip so far. We saw all kinds of unique falls, whether they were right off the highway or a 10 minute walk to the view.
Athabasca Falls was super impressive because of its power, unfortunately it was really hard to get a good picture of the entire falls.
The Tangle Creek Falls were right on the side of the highway so we decided to hop out and put some of those rock climbing skills to the test. We climbed up to the top so that mike could get a fresh drink of water then found our way back now.
Athabasca Falls was super impressive because of its power, unfortunately it was really hard to get a good picture of the entire falls.
The Tangle Creek Falls were right on the side of the highway so we decided to hop out and put some of those rock climbing skills to the test. We climbed up to the top so that mike could get a fresh drink of water then found our way back now.
Location:Jasper to Banff
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