The Rainman cometh

Well the G. Bear is still at the keyboard and chained to the blog for a couple of more days so "BEAR" with me and I'll try to get us up to date.

It is Wednesday, June 9, and we are surrounded by the Chinese at the Red Coat Inn, at Fort MacLeod, Alberta.  It looks like rain outside and it is cold.  We are dressed for both and we are headed up Canadian Hwy 2 toward Calgary, Alberta .

We made it into Banff National Park, and Oh MY God !!!!!  Even with the cold rain and low visability, this place is absolutely gorgeous.  It is only outdone by our next venue, Jasper National Park.  These two places for anyone interested in a vacation experience is fantastic.  Mountains, waterfalls, rushing rivers, waterfalls, snow capped giant cliffs, waterfalls, and even creatures, did I mention waterfalls ?

If we stopped and took a picture of every breath-taking scene we would have never made it past either of these parks, much less to Alaska.

We stopped just outside the Jasper National Park in Jasper, Alberta, at a really nice lodge and restaurant, Becker's Crossing.  Excellent accommodations and dining and the view from the front porch of the cabin was inspiring.  The rain gave us a break toward the end of the day and we settled for 359 miles and an overflow or images and scenic memories to inspire us for quite awhile.  Tomorrow we head due West on Hwy 16.  The people are getting fewer but the scenery just keeps coming.  WOW

GB and BB

PS,  We saw a wolf tonight as we left the restaurant headed back to our cabin.   Cool  !!