(My solo road trip of western Canada – Saturday 3rd/Sunday 4th October)
Well, this is the end of a truly enthralling adventure. I am so thankful that I had this opportunity and I fully appreciate how fortunate I was to be able to take this on. Continue reading “The end of this epic road trip! Banff Downtown/driving to Calgary Airport”
(My solo road trip of western Canada – Friday 25th September)
Although the sun was not out and it was quite overcast, the magnificence of Maligne Lake was quite obvious, a lovely water colour nonetheless, stunning peaks surounding it, low set clouds, there was still some reflections and a lovely setting with the chalet and boat house nearby. One of the first things I was greeted with was the warning sign about Moose, I would have liked to have seen some, but today was not going to be that day…maybe next time?
I went for a short walk which was pleasant, I was glad I came but it left me wandering how stunning this place would have been if the weather was clearer and if the sun had blessed us with it’s presence, some of the links provided below show this…if the conditions were better, I would have definitely gone on one of the many hikes that are advised around and beyond this lovely lake.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/explore-interets/lac-maligne.aspx
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maligne_Lake
(My solo road trip of western Canada – Friday 25th September)
Never expected to see so many Elks, I suppose the timing was right and I was in the right place, a really good continuation of the day. I got quite close too which made it more interesting, I have to say the heart was beating a bit. When I was visiting the Athabasca Glacier, I saw a video of Elks charging at cars and causing some serious damage, I was wise to keep sensible distance and I was always ready to run just in case!
The drive was truly awesome, I had no idea what lay ahead of me and as I said before, the weather really made it for me. The mountain drive kept me alert, and the view was just spectacular. The road, the autumnal trees and some of the rocks on the edge of the roads were very nice. As you can see from these photos, the most fantastic part of this drive was the forest that had been totally obliterated as a result of a devastating forest fire. I can tell you that this experience was like no other I have had, the smell from the destroyed trees was amazing, like a huge BBQ that has just been put out during camping. I was left with black marks on my hands and clothes as I brushed through the trees into the forest, it was actually quite sad, I don’t know if you can tell through the photos, but the forest was huge, it just left me imagining what the forest must have gone through as the fire relentlessly ripped through each square km of this land…From all the beauty I saw throughout my trip, there was something very, very special about this devastated forest, the smell, the colours, the story…wow!
