Hi

[Roadrunner]

I seem to return only to share my journeys. Last week my wife and I went to Seattle to visit the kids and took them to Banff National Park in Alberta Canada via
British Colombia. BC & Alberta are stunning.

Enjoy the Photos. Use the slide show button on the upper left for better viewing

http://picasaweb.google.com/102331403636740148985/Banff?feat=directlink

Carl,

I hope you see this and Tell ML I wish her a quick recovery.

EM

 

[DaveM]

Hey RR nice to see you back with us you need to pop in more often :y18:

 

[Roadrunner]

I know.... :blush: and will do :ya2:

 

[DaveM]

Great photo's thanks for posting them :y18: Yeah don't be a stranger :y114:

 

[Rocky]

Lovely pics RR :y115: :y115:
I was in B.C., Jasper and Banff in July and loved it. The scenery is certainly stunning as you know.

 

[CarlS]

Hi, RR. Great to hear from you. So glad you had a good trip. Fantastic photos. I was out in Redmond in June and did some riding up that way. Gorgeous country. Did you take a bike out there?

I will pass you words on to Mae Lyne. She is doing pretty well; but today is not a good day for her. She has a lot of pain. I think she over did it yesterday.

Stay in touch, my friend.

 

[dazco]

It is. Maybe the most stunning place on the planet up north there. Every time i see a movie shot in canada i'm always stunned by the beauty. You can smell the fresh clear air and feel the crispness just looking at those pics. If i weren't so whipped when it comes to cold i would probably rather live there than just about anywhere.

 

[DaveM]

What they have cold then I will also pass

 

[Rocky]

Afraid of a little cold oh dear, what a bunch of wimps
But seriously, last week they had several inches of snow in Jasper. That's even a little early for me h:
That far north and that high up, early snow is quite normal. When I was in Jasper on 4 July they has a blast of cold air and mild snow just a couple of days before we warrived, but it was gone in 24 hours.

 

[DaveM]

Rocky I am just about cracking this side because of the cold. I even have to put a jacket on first thing in the morning :silent: :y24:

 

[Rocky]

Oh dear, not the dreaded jacket first thing in the morning h: :sad: What is this world coming to :ya2:

 

[DaveM]

Rocky and it gets even worse some day I can only take it off at around 10:00 h: :y24:

 

[CarlS]

Rocky, my idea of a winter day is a low of 60 F and a high of 72F. That is a cold winter day! :y114: Unfortunately, it does get cold than that here.

 

[Roadrunner]

It was a tad 'chilly' but we managed to beat the snow. It snowed before we got there and after we left. After 25+ years in FL I don't think I could make it thru a cold winter.

 

[Doug]

Looking at that scenery you begin to understand John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High"

 

[Roadrunner]

It get's better: :ya2:

Part II - The Prairie

Heading out of Seattle towards Banff is a long drive with not much to see except small farming communities, highway 1 in Canada is the same. Eventually you encounter a massive prairie. It's not like the ones I've seen before. They are huge with miles and miles of vistas that make most prairies I've seen insignificant. The pictures below cannot capture the magnitude of the BC prairie.

Use slide screen for the best resolution, enjoy....

http://picasaweb.google.com/102331403636740148985/BCPrarie?feat=directlink

 

[CarlS]

Doug, you are spot on.

 

[DaveM]

The funny thing is as a child I lived in one of those cold climates but I have sort of grown out of it now :y114:

 

[CarlS]

I have lived in cold climates in the military; but I grew up in a warm climate. I am a tropical creature. :y114: Plus I want to ride year round.

 

[DaveM]

Well I remember riding in snow in winter :tongue: Now I need the warm coastal climate :y18: