Road Trip: Banff, Alberta, Canada - September 2023
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 ...