On the way to Prince George we stopped a couple of times to check out waterfalls where it is possible to see the salmon run but we must be a little too early yet. We saw no salmon and no bears. We arrived in Prince George and we’re surprised how Read more…
Way back in Jackson Hole we met a couple and their two young girls who said that if we went to Jasper area we should do the walk to Berg Lake which would be more than a day hike except that they let you cycle the first part of it. Read more…
As we headed north out of Lake Louise we had to stop at Herbert Lake again – this time there was a lovely reflection. We only had 233km to go to Jasper, so no rush. Next we stopped at Bow Lake for views of Crowfoot Glacier behind it. Then onto Read more…
We decided that rather than the required 5am dash for a chance to park at the Lake Louise car park we would cycle up the 4kms at our leisure. We cycled the Tramline trail which was lovely and peaceful and until we reached the crowds at the lakeside. We headed Read more…
We drove the 1A, towards Banff, passing the huge and impressive Castle Mountain. Then we walked up the Johnstone Canyon to the waterfalls. I think alot of people had similar thoughts on how to spend a grey and potentially wet day. The falls were lovely and the turquoise water in Read more…
We started the day by walking the Brook Loop trail. We admired the engineering for the train track completion in the early 1900s, when they made figure 8 loops for the trains to gradually ascend and descend making the gradient no more than the required 2.2%. The engineers were very Read more…
Pete celebrated his birthday morning with an early start from Sun Peaks and then cyling around Kamloops while the garage fitted a new transmission sump and selector shaft seal. Thankfully this was being done under warranty, agreed by the garage in Jackson Hole who’d done the original job. Pete was Read more…
So what is Sun Peaks like in the summer? Pretty cool actually. Much busier than Big White, which we took a short detour to see on the way. There are people golfing, biking, hiking, or going to the lakes to kayak or SUPing everywhere. There is a tarmac go-kart track Read more…