Well, we are finally home again! That was one interesting trip. The very first thing I always do when I get home is download my trip photos - I especially want to see the doll photos. I have too many photos for the old drive, so here's a few from the ones I did manage to upload....
First, Kyle and Aeran at Tangle Falls in Jasper... they became "an item" on the trip.....
First, Kyle and Aeran at Tangle Falls in Jasper... they became "an item" on the trip.....
Asa and Byuri in Vancouver's Stanley Park with the totem poles....
Aeran and Maya resting at Upper Waterfowl Lake in Banff.....
As you can see, we did finally get some better weather in the Rockies. In fact, we waited around for two days in the rain for the skies to clear. The interesting thing about a "rain" forecast in the Rockies is that it "rains" at the lower altitudes, but snows at the higher ones. The mountains were spectacular with more snow than I've ever seen on them on any previous trips. Some lakes were still partially frozen, while others were ice-free. Bow Lake was covered with ice....this photo was taken the first time we passed by - just as the clouds set in and the rain began...
While Peyto Lake was totally ice-free. The road up to the overlook was closed so we had to hike up through the slushy snow....but what a view!
...and Morraine Lake was still mostly covered with ice. What a colour!
I'm so glad we waited around for the better weather. After Mikey left us on the bus to Vancouver, we went back up the Icefields Parkway - in the rain - which was heavy snow at the Columbia Icefield - a big surprise. We took photos of Kyle, Maya & Aeran there in the snow storm...
Then after spending time in Jasper in the rain, we came back down the Parkway the next evening to spend the night at the Icefields Center, and I took another photo of the same three dolls, in the same snowbank at the same spot beside the parking lot....all the fresh snow had been washed away by 24 hours worth of rain, but the mountains were starting to appear....
Then I took another photo the next morning, again in the same spot, in the same snowbank - but this time on a beautiful sunny morning.....
There's so many great photos, but I'm tired and my drive is full, so I need to deal with that before I can download and see the rest of my photos. It's great to be home again, but now there's so much work to do. Four weeks of just driving around looking at scenery and taking photos, but now there's a garden and house to take back.
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