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Canadian Vacation 1999 |
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After
talking about it for what seems like forever, Angie and I finally got to
take our dream vacation up to the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We decided to go by way of Boise, ID so we could stop in to see
our friends the Shaos. I wanted to have my own vehicle, and carry enough
"stuff" so we could camp if and when we wished (Angie said I was
just "cheap"!) Sure wish we could just drive Blackbeauty
up on a train and ride the sleeper to near the ultimate destination. (It
turns out that AMTRAK does offer such a service, but only between
Washington D.C. and Orlando , Florida!)We
took off in Blackbeauty and the first day we made it up to Colorado Springs, CO,
and by the second day, we were up north of Ogden, UT at a little town
called Tremonton where we spent the night. Shortly after lunch on the third
day, we made it into Boise and got to visit with our friends.Fann and Jeannie went out
of their way to show us a great time. We visited the ski
resort, made the
downtown sidewalk cafes, checked out the nature
center, bicycled the paths along the Boise
river,
went to the Western Idaho State Fair, and had some
great meals.
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We left Boise heading for the Canadian Rockies. Angie thought
that we'd make much better time and get to see some of Idaho's mountains if we just headed North out of
Boise instead of taking the interstate off to the West and up. I finally gave in and we
headed up through Cascade and on to Highway 95. We spent the next six
hours or so admiring the Salmon river while stopped at one-way traffic routes.
(It seemed like the whole road was under construction.) I must admit
though, that we did see some interesting and pretty country along the way.
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We are parked on Highway 95, admiring the Salmon river while stopped on a one-way traffic
stretch.
(It seemed like the whole road was under construction.) Note all the
vehicles stopped in front of us!
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We
hunted up a nice little state park called Round Lake up close to Sand Point and spent one more
night in Idaho,
camping this time. The next morning
we crossed over the border and headed for Banff National Park in Canada. Entry was a snap thanks to the
annual park pass given us by Larry and Laura Pitt. I sure am glad Larry got to see this place
with Laura before he
left us! It's truly beautiful.
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Here I am making the morning
coffee in the campground of Round Lake State Park in Northern Idaho. |
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The next stop was in the city of
Banff. We made all the usual tourist places,
from the Banff Springs Hotel (Now the
Fairmont Banff Springs) to the cave. Here's Angie relaxing on the lookout above the Bow River, with the Banff Springs Hotel in the background at the right. |
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Here's
a shot of the hotel itself. It's quite a place as you can see. The view
from there looks out on the bow river valley, and is spectacular.
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We visited the Banff Springs
hotel and enjoyed the view from the Patio. Nice digs! |
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It
seems like everybody
has a picture taken at the Banff Visitor Center looking down the main
street toward Cascade Mountain. Now we do too! |
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