Monthly Archives: September 2009
A Lesson in Wildlife Observation
The next day, Hong and I set off for another hike…again, after his two-hour stretching session. (This may explain why I’m always sore and Hong is always ready to climb mountains.) Our destination for this hike: Banff’s Cave and Basin. The walk was very easy and took us to an area of the town we … Continue reading
A Towel For You, Sir
For the remainder of our week in Banff, Chris had to return to work. Since we could not get our satellite to work, he once again faced a few days of working for eight hours in a car. Ugh. We were up early the next morning, getting ready for the day. We explained to Hong … Continue reading
Ladies and Gentlemen: I introduce Hong Wang.
On our second morning in Banff, we awoke ready for the arrival of our friend and a day of hiking at Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. Hong took an early bus from Calgary to Banff and we picked him up at the bus station. Banff has been one of his dream places (as it was … Continue reading
Chris, Please Move that Mountain
Our drive to Banff was spectacular. We drove through British Columbia’s Glacier National Park, through Yoho National Park, and finally into Banff National Park. We stopped first in the Lake Louise area to check out the campground. . Full. Having no reservations, we immediately proceeded to the Banff campgrounds with fingers and toes crossed. Okay…my … Continue reading
Canadians: A Hardy People
The following day, we left Kootenay Lake, traveled towards Revelstoke, British Columbia (once again taking advantage of the FREE ferry boat to get across Arrow Lake) and stayed a night at Blanket Creek Park on the Arrow Lake Reservoir. We, once again, totally lucked out and found a great campsite (with no reservation) located next … Continue reading
