Skip to main content
Day 17 5/18/18  Awakened to a chilly 42 degrees.  We got up early as Sue had found a Banff Walk that she wanted us to take.  It met at either 10 A.M., or 2 P.M.  We wanted to get an early start for our day so that we could take the 10 A.M. one hour hike and then have the afternoon for a trip to Lake Louise.  Which was only about 30 miles away.  Because of some booking problems online, we decided to make our way to Lake Louise and take the afternoon trip.  We were thinking about grabbing breakfast in town and then heading for Lake Louise.  Now, with Gracie, we could only eat at restaurants that had an outside patio.  We both concurred that sitting outside in 42 degree was not
a great idea.  So we nuked a couple of Jimmy Deans breakfast sandwiches and headed for Lake Louise.  Normally in season the roads would be clogged with tourists wanting to see the lake.  Fortunately it was still early seasonwise that we got there quickly and were shown a parking space in
a huge lot.  The surrounding snow-covered mountains were breathtaking. 


We took a brief tour of the hotel which is magnificent and then headed back to Banff.  Along the highway I must mention that the Canadians are very concerned for the wildlife walking on the highways.  So, they have erected miles and miles of fence to keep the big animals from wandering onto the highways either killing themselves or the cars hurtling along.  Typically the speed limit is 90 kilometers per hour.  In our terms about 55 MPH.  Long distances and slow speeds.  I guess I don't have to mention that I somewhat disregarded those signs and picked it up to 110KPH, which is about 65.  Got back to Banff and found a nice place for lunch, outside, as we had Gracie with us.  By this time it had warmed up to 55 degrees, and we had a nice buttoned up lunch.  Sue then proceeded to go on her walking tour while Gracie and I held the fort. 

Back to the campground.  Here is a picture of one of the campers near us.
Don't know if you can really see this.  There is a diesel truck with a mini car on the rear, with a triple axel trailer in tow.  This is truly money beyond description.  I guess the truck alone is close to $100K, plus the trailer approaching the same, plus the little car on the back of the truck.  Not sure this is really camping. 

I have included a final photo looking from our campsite to the mountains above.  Magnificent.

Tomorrow we are off to Calgary.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 24  05/25/18 Our last day in Great Falls and we are compelled to see where the name came from.  Back in the car and out to the middle of nowhere to see one of the friggin falls.  Seems the Louis and Clark expedition found this falls.  However in the early 1900's the city fathers thought it would be a great idea to build a dam and make electricity.  Here is a pic of their efforts. From here we went to the First Peoples Buffalo jump.  This remarkable geologic area has been used for thousands of years by local tribes to drive buffalo up and over the hills to kill them for food and their hides.  One of the interesting facts we learned was that the natives for thousands of years were barefoot.  The horse was not introduced to North America until the 1700's.  It was said that native tribes from all over the area came to use the buffalo jump.  Supposedly there is 18' of buffalo debris still buried beneath the hill.  Not much...
Post a Comment
Read more
Day 26  05/27/18 We arrived in Billings, MT at about 2 P.M.  An uneventful trip through vast stretches of territory.  A number of ranches dotting the country side.  I am still battling a cold, but with the help of Cold-Eze, it has shortened the coughing spells.  Still a little weak, so I decided a nap made a lot of sense.  Took, same.  We find ourselves in a KOA which I am not a fan of, but they had the highest ratings in the area.  They are usually set up as a destination location for families with children.  Place looks like a miniature Disneyland.  Swimming pool, Adventure miniature golf course, hot tub, jungle jim, etc.  You get the picture.  All with a bunch of screaming kids.  Ugh.  I have to reflect on W.C. Fields line of "Get away from me kid. you bother me."
1 comment
Read more
Day 39 6/8/18 What a night we had.  Early evening the wind started to pick up.  Got windier and windier.  The saplings that were planted by our trailer were about 8' tall.   They were bending in the middle and the branches were parallel to the ground.  The trailer was feeling every blast.  I became so concerned that I pulled in the slide out dinette for about 45 minutes until the wind subsided.  Then came something totally unexpected.  I was watching out one of the windows and the horizon lit up with lightning flashes.  I have never experienced what we saw for the next two hours.  The lighting flashes occurred simultaneously three and four and sometimes five flashes at the same time.  This went on for a two hours.  Thankfully they were far enough away that we couldn't hear the thunder which must have been deafening.  I can't imagine living in a place where that occurs.  Amazing. Today was a travel day to Dou...
Post a Comment
Read more