Mike and Beth's Adventures

We reached Johnston Canyon via rental e-bikes.  It is about 30 miles, round trip from downtown Banff.  All except a short section is a car free route.  We were fortunate that in September, the section of the Bow River Parkway, from Banff to Johnston Canyon, is close to vehicles.  This allows visitors to enjoy a ride which maximizes your enjoyment of the stunning scenery and wildlife encountered along the way.  To see pictures taking on our ride to Johnston Canyon, visit our Banff Blog Posting . This section of the trail is suspended over the canyon. In many places the trail must continue via a cantilever construction, suspended over the canyon.  Hope the bolts attaching the structure to the cliff face hold! The canyon is a cool, shaded location if the day is warm. Beth supports the over hanging rock so that we can pass safely! As you gain elevation you pass a steady staircase of water falls. The water runs clean and clear.  It is not a glacier melt fed...

We have completed the nautical portion of our summer of '23 in British Columbia.  Amy Marie has been hauled and it getting a well deserved "spa" treatment in Olympia Washington.  When we return, she will be sporting new bottom paint and be shining from a good washing and waxing. In the meantime, we are off on a road trip to the Canadian Rockies.  How could we be this close and not make the effort to see this fabulous area.  Our first impression is that the BIG up here puts Texas big to shame.  The vistas in every direction are breathtaking.  It is amazing that the earth's crust can be twisted and thrust at such harsh angles towards the sky.  The striations in the rock provide emphasis to the forces which displaced them.     Unlike many mountain towns that were initially were mining settlements, Banff got its start in the 1880's as a tourist destination.  During the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in 1883, the stunning ...