Our first trip to Banff.

We paddled on this, the Bow river , Banff. Isn't it lovely? We're looking forward to getting up to the mountains a lot this year. I've posted a few pictures of the things we saw on our 1st trip up her last weekend. It's tricky to put lots here so there's more on facebook.






This is Lake Louise, fabled for it's milky water caused by 'Rock Flour.' Bits of ground up rock trapped in the Victoria Glacier and released into the icy meltwater river that feeds the lake.








This is Victoria and me at Lake Agnes, a short but steep walk up from lake Louise. At the top, other than posing tourists like ourselves...













(that's me...)










you'll find a quiant tearoom buikt by Swiss guides over 100 yrs ago and plenty of
not-so-wild life like these chipmunks...








this Columbia Ground Squirrel in it's tree-hole










and this Hoary Marmot.











This is the BnB we stayed at (with our Dodge Caravan parked out front). Even the Suburbs are lovely in Banff, and kept so that only local residents can buy them. No second home owners here.







At the end of the weekend we went to Oh Canada Eh? dinner theatre, where the music and drama is interspersed between courses and served by the cast. A thoroughly entertaining evening, if a little different to the theatre experience I am used to.

I'll put another post up with local piccies on, this is a bit full.