We spent this long weekend only about 4 hours from home. Maybe some of these sights will tempt some of our international friends to come visit us and our beautiful Rocky Mountains!
The Baker parents had a condo in Banff for the week, so we spent our first 2 nights with them, waking up in the fresh mountain air. I’ve been wanting to cycle the Legacy Trail from Banff to Canmore, so we set off, pedalling about 25kms to Canmore, stopping for a mocha, then 25kms back. I was riding my mom’s Canadian Tire cheapy tank of a bike, but my dad’s bike had broken down earlier in the week so Rob had to rent one. He was obviously very disappointed in his road bike, which he aptly named ‘Flash’. I’m pretty sure he pedalled 1 revolution to my 20!
On Sunday we drove to Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park to start a backcountry camping trip. According to RobO’s Rules of Order he will do 1 ‘sleep on the ground’ trip per year, so I cashed in. We hiked up to Yoho Lake, stayed the night in the on and off rain, then packed up and went the loooong way down. We were too lazy to bring our camp stove and fancy gear, opting to bring pizza for supper instead. I think our BP’s bag hanging amongst the nylon, bear proof bags stuffed with dehydrated camping food was the subject of envy from the other campers. Or maybe laughter!
Smiling before we set out!
Not quite so smiley.
Now we’re resting up our tired legs in the airport lounge in Calgary, waiting to board our (of course, delayed Air Canada) flight to Portland, Oregon. We’re looking forward to a couple of days of biking, brew pubs, and food trucks!
When are you guys back? Frosty left something delicious here for you, and we are all drooling at it. We might have to eat it before you get back so it doesn't go to waste! We'll take a picture for you! ~Mel & Jessie