I didn’t have time to type a blog when we were in Canada; we were too busy going “oooh” and “aaah” and “wow”. Very soon after Rodney and I had arrived in England, we flew out again with big brother Neil. I had discovered Hansen relatives in and around Calgary, so we had a darn good reason to take Neil over there for a meet-up and add on a grand tour to Banff, Lake Louise, The Icefields Parkway and Jasper. I had hoped and prayed for good weather and apart from a lttle bit of grey, we were incredibly lucky. There was more snow still on the ground than we had expected but the roads were clear and brilliant to drive on. It was a stunningly beautiful trip through Alberta.
We parked Neil’s car under the flightpath at HeathrowSusan kindly met us off the plane at Calgary airportThe Peace Bridge over Bow River, CalgaryA fascinating wire sculpture in CalgaryLaura sitting on the glass floor at the top of the Calgary TowerThe Bow River in CanmoreLaura & Neil skating on frozen Lake LouiseBeside Vermillion Lakes near BanffNeil and Laura warming up in the Banff upper hot springs while it snowed on usRodney and Neil at frozen Bow River and Bow Falls in BanffLeaving Banff and stopping again at Vermillion Lakes ….and because the sun was shining we stopped at Lake Louise againBut be warned…..Neil taking lots of photos on The Icefields Parkway, Lake Louise to JasperLaura and Neil by Bow Lake, Icefields Parkway Mistaya River on The Icefields Parkway Neil & Laura on the Saskatchewan River Crossing, on The Icefields ParkwayThe Weeping Wall, which wasn’t weeping because it was completely frozen. Parker Ridge, Icefields ParkwayRodney on lookout near The Sunwapta Pass, Icefields Parkway The Columbia Glacier, Icefields Parkway Sunwapta Falls, Icefields ParkwayAthabasca River, Icefields ParkwayThe frozen Athabasca Falls, Icefields ParkwayThe lake at the top of the Athabasca Falls, Icefields Parkway,The frozen Maligne Gorge, JasperAt the top of the Skytram on Whistler Mountain, JasperRodney, Laura and Neil on the Skytram on Whistler Mountain, JasperTwo Brothers Totem pole in JasperThe Athabasca Glacier , now heading back south on the Icefields Parkway, Jasper to Saskatchewan River CrossingHuge tourist bus near the Columbia Icefield Pinto Lake, North Saskatchewan River beside the Dave Thompson HwyCanadian geese strolling beside Glenmore Reservoir, CalgaryStreet art on 17th Ave SW, CalgaryLaura and Neil on Scotsmans Hill, overlooking the Calgary Stampede Stadium
Great photos. I can see them now 😉