Let's go back in time to before we flew out to the east coast. We had time on our hands and itchy feet so we took a trip to Canada. We'd never been to Banff or Jasper and heard so many wonderful things about them, so off we went. I started writing this blog before we left so unexpectedly to the east coast and have been so busy since that it was never finished. Let me fix that now!
I want to share, I want to share, I want to share…such are my thoughts as I see the wonders God has wrought in this exquisite corner of the world. The beauty is everywhere you look, from the mountainous rock formations, the colorful trees as they don their fall colors (mostly gold), and the variety of wild life (including homo sapiens!). I think of family and friends I would love to have here with us, so since you all can’t come, here are some things I know you would enjoy!
I want to share, I want to share, I want to share…such are my thoughts as I see the wonders God has wrought in this exquisite corner of the world. The beauty is everywhere you look, from the mountainous rock formations, the colorful trees as they don their fall colors (mostly gold), and the variety of wild life (including homo sapiens!). I think of family and friends I would love to have here with us, so since you all can’t come, here are some things I know you would enjoy!
Mom (Barb) and Samantha – Flowers galore at the hotels,
castles and towns. I didn’t get a lot of pictures but they were beautiful!
Sammy – there was the cutest bunny on one of
our hikes but he hopped away before I got his picture.
Jaimie – I had a wonderful coffee at a local coffee
shop. The barista didn’t look like she
was doing anything special when she was pouring in the milk – but look at the
results! Sorry it’s not a clear picture.
Daddy – There were birds everywhere but always hard to get
them to hold still. Here is a Magpie and
something for you to identify.
Mommy – The beauty everywhere, waterfalls, mountains, trees,
rivers. I know you’ve been here before
and could feel you with me enjoying it all.
Jacob – Rocks, rocks, and more rocks! Such interesting formations!
Joey – Future rock climber – this is where your dreams will
take you!
Carina, Cassie and Lila
–Shopping! There are so many wonderful
stores with local goods. You would have
loved it!
Judi and Miriam – the numerous Aspens everywhere! This must be the Aspen capital of the
world! The golden color is rampant. We learned the Aspen rarely grows from seed,
instead “suckers” grow from the roots – therefore the thick clusters of trees
in pockets on all the hillsides. Judi – I know you would have appreciated all
the history as well! Every place we went
had the history of how it was developed. The
road we drove on was originally built during the depression by unemployed
men. The Canadian government paid them
20 cents a day!
Janan – Again the Aspen – after our painting party I was
constantly looking for just the right view of the Aspen with the sky behind. I did see several but never at a time we
could stop for a picture. This is the best I could do.
Randy – All the wonderful
people we met along the way made me think of you and your friendly manner you have wherever you go. They came from all over as a few of these license plates attest to!
David, Ian, Jonathon, Mike – animals everywhere. Never did see a bear tho.
Christa, April and Elizabeth - The remoteness of some of the
areas – once we got away from the Disneyland areas!
Dyllon – I’m so sorry I didn’t get a picture of all the camo
up here! We even saw a custom painted
camo truck with matching canoe on top!
Bryan –To my boy on the move, I picture you bicycling with
the best of them!
Sara – Dogs are way more accepted up here. On the Indian reservations they don’t even
have leash laws evidently. Dogs roam
free. We had a very polite one that shared
our picnic with us one day. He sat and
kept us company and we rewarded him with some turkey before we left.
The trip was awesome and we enjoyed it so much. If you go be prepared for crowds and give yourself time. We were on the move too much to fully enjoy the entire area.
The trip was awesome and we enjoyed it so much. If you go be prepared for crowds and give yourself time. We were on the move too much to fully enjoy the entire area.
