I could include dozens of photos here to try and share the magnificent beauty of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. This post is being made in Kamloops, after a 500 km drive from Banff. Banff is like Queenstown in the South Island, only the mountains are even bigger and the scenery is just amazing.
Here I am in front of the Banff Springs Hotel - a very famous building opened in 1888 to host Queen Victoria when she came to visit.
Here are photos of two of the amazing mountains we past as we crossed over the Rockies. It seemed that every corner opened up new images of grandeur and beauty. What an amazing place!
Every road sign is in two languages. English is one. Do you know what the other official language is in Canada?
As`we traveled today we kept looking for wild life and Mrs McLeay was especially thrilled when she saw a black bear. These animal bridges help the animals get from one side of the highway to the other without having to cross the road. The bridge has trees and grass all over it so it is a natural place for the animals to go.
This photo shows something which is amazing. There is a very long train in this photo. It can be seen in three different places. The end of the train is in the foreground, just below where I am standing, amongst the trees. The train winds around and upwards into a tunnel near the top left part of the photo. The tunnel goes around in a circle inside the mountain and the front of the train is coming out of the mountain just below the carriages going into the mountain. We estimated the train had to be over 2 km long!!! 
Ken, Lynda said to me that if I typed in your name then your blog would come up. She was right. What a great trip you are having. Loved the cardinal bird photo. Fabulous to see the cook and the Chauffeur. It's always great to have friends with a large skill set. I hope you are learning lots form our professional colleagues. Karen F
ReplyDeleteThose mountains lookbeautiful! Loving being able to see all your photos and read what you're doing Dad :)
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