Wednesday 24 July 2013

Into the mountains...

We finally managed to pick up our hire car and head out of Calgary, we were very glad of the satnav as the roads were huge and quite busy. The area around Calgary itself is not very exciting....
After an hour or so though we started to see the Rockies in the distance....
Soon we entered Banff National Park and then Banff itself, which is very pretty although a bit touristy.
After checking into our B&B we headed out for a wander round and a first proper look at the stunning scenery

By this time we were both starving so we ended our very long day with some proper Canadian fare. Elk burger for Jon, buffalo for me. The photo is especially for Mike.


It's now 3.30am in the UK so time for some rest...No doubt we'll be awake early tomorrow so we can fit in a walk to the bow River Falls before breakfast.


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  1. Julian Malton25 July 2013 at 03:44

    Food looks good, guess you will soon walk that off with your early morning walk!

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    1. Unknown25 July 2013 at 16:16

      We walked to the Bow River Falls before breakfast, then climbed to the top of Tunnel Mountain before we headed off to the lake, so its all good so far!

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  2. Tim Grant25 July 2013 at 11:14

    These are great pictures Rach and thanks for taking the time to post. Has John found what he was looking for in his shorts pockets? Or was he just doing a stock check?

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  3. Helen25 July 2013 at 15:24

    Lovely pics, glad you had a great journey.
    Enjoy the walk in the morning...and jon pic of the breakfast please x
    I can actually see a head /face lying down... to the right of the mountain.

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  4. Unknown28 July 2013 at 12:25

    Hi there you intrepid pair! Great to be travelling along in your wake, thanks to the picture supported text. Jon are you sure that elk was elk? Looks a bit like horse to me. The Rickards is an inviting thirst quencher, whatever it is. The first of many I'd guess.

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