Friday, May 30, 2008
The Banff Gondola-A Peak Experience!
One of the best experiences to date was taking the Banff Gondola (about 5 minutes from the Banff Springs hotel by car) up Sulfur Mountain. The ride up the mountain is about 8 minutes in a 4 person gondola—looks just like in the Swiss Alps-the views going up are fabulous. Upon arriving at the Gondola Station, you have a 360 degree view of Bow Valley and it is beyond breathtaking. I took an additional kilometer walk (about 500 up and down steps) along the “mountain boardwalk” to the “Cosmic Ray” Station where the views are even more breathtaking. Believe it or not there was ice and slush on the ground in mid-May that made the last few feet a bit challenging. The views at the end made it worth it anyway-my advice is to wear lots of suntan lotion as I got quite roasted.
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On Top of the World
Actually the Blogger on Top of Sulfur Mountain, Alberta (Near Banff)
Beautiful Lake Louise
Looking Out from the Fairmont
Bow Lake, Alberta
Beautiful Even if Frozen in May!
the Kicking Horse River Covered Bridge
Golden, British Columbia
The Weather Didn't Stop Us!
A Drizzling Day at Medicine Lake (Near Jasper Lodge)
We Met Some New Friends
Not every animal was in the wild-this one was in an ice cream store in Banff
More New Friends
Ryan the Potter in Fields, BC
Tourists Caught in The Act
(Of Taking Pictures that is)-Emerald Lake, Alberta
The Banff Springs Hotel
A Beautiful Castle with Great Service!
Lake Mildred at Jasper Park Lodge
Columbia Icefields
One of the Must See Sites in North America
The Banff Gondola to the Top of Sulfur Mountain
Wow! What a View
Rudolph's Cousin Grazing
Near Lake Maligne, Alberta
How did we get all that luggage in the trunk?
With some help from the Lake Louise Bellmen
A Moose at Lake Maligne, Alberta
The Moose Has the Right of Way
The Post Restaurant Wine Cellar
30,500 Bottles and GREAT Food!
Emerald Lake in May
Near Field, BC
The Four Amigos on the Columbia Icefield
What an Experience!
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