A CANNY GOOD READ!: Pit Stop 6

Saturday, October 07, 2006

As I am getting behind in my blog posts I shall make it quick and to the point...put in a lot of pictures so you can all see it instead of reading.

Today we were up at 730am local time or 930 Atlantic Time – it felt like a huge sleep in compared to what we were used to. Andy, using his abilities was able to get us booked onto one of the Brewster (tourism company) bus tours. This tour we were booked onto wasthe Columbia Ice field.

We drove ourselves to the bus station and were off onto the tour. The tour departed at 845am and returned by 6pm. It was a full day. The trip up to the ice field was about 2.5 to 3 hours long making stops at numerous sights along the way. The first stop was at Lake Louise. This lake is fed by glaciers, and due to the sediment etc that is washed into the lake it is an emerald green color. It was here that the Lake Louise Chateau is situated…a big fancy hotel. Rooms range from $800 to & $1500 per night. As me and Brian were walking thru the hotel everyone was staring at us, since we looked like lumberjacks (see picture). After leaving Lake Louise we make our way up thru the Rocky Mountains, we climbed to an elevation of approx. 7000 feet above sea level. For those who care, it is at this elevation that vegetation stops growing thus all that was around was rocks and sediment left from the glaciers.

Me @ Lake Louise

Chatteau Lake Louise

On our bus were myself and Brian and then 6 to 8 asians, all very excited and equiped with an array of photographic tools. This particular tour cost a total of $132 (or close to it) - I think I slept the whole way home, so I can only emagine what the others on the bus thought of me.

Once back at Andy's he ordered us each "the best burger ever". For some reason I thought it was a buffalo burger- but I dont think it was. Either way they were pretty damn good.

I am currently sitting on Andy’s couch drinking a local beer – Bow Valley Lager. I bought a 6 pack for $6.30, a very economical beer that is. I haven’t showered yet and we plan to head out to the bars shortly. The events from this point will be spoken about with tomorrows post.

Me and Brian on the Columbia Icefield

The Rockies

More of the Rockies

A Deer in Banff

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Anonymous | 2:02 PM |
Hey elliott, seeing as how that beer you were drinking was so cheap, why not start a new "booze running" company up with me. You buy this cheap beer in bulk, ship it to me in the maritimes, Ill sell it at double the price. As no one knows that it is Ill claim it is an "import" from Ze Germany and we will be filthy rich.
Anonymous | 2:03 PM |
Crap, I meant "What the beer is" not "that it is"

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