It's March. Most people have already forgotten about winter. Since I was in Canada last month, I thought a post about my trip to a magical winter wonderland would be fitting for a travel/boating blog.
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| a frozen Lake Louise |
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| Ice Sculpture on Lake Louise |
So what kind of a snowbird would go to Canada in the midst of winter? Only for something or someone very special. Like a niece's wedding on Valentine's Day. It was the first such joyous celebration in my immediate family; I couldn't possibly miss it. So we prepared for the worst, weather-wise, packing lots of warm clothing. Thanks to El Nino, most of those clothing stayed in the suitcase. The wedding was in Edmonton. Snow flurried on our drive there, creating a beautiful landscape. Every glance of the trees in the distance resembled an Ansel Adam's masterpiece. We had beautiful weather for the wedding and throughout our stay in the area, in the low 30s and mid 40s (summer weather for the Canadians!) We're also thankful that our dollar was worth a lot more this time around, U$1 to C$1.38, the highest we've ever seen.
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| Congratulations to the new couple! |
After several days of meeting and reconnecting with families and friends, we ventured off to the magical winter wonderland of
Banff National Park. The drive to Banff took a little more than an hour from Calgary.
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| Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel |
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| View from the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel |
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| View from ski lift at Mt Norquay, where my brothers skied |
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| Downtown Banff |
While we didn't participate in the winter activities like skiing, snow boarding and the like, we took in the magnificent alpine scenery and basked in the warmth of Banff Upper Hot Springs.
I'm glad we got the opportunity to see Banff in the winter. If you're curious to see what Banff looks like in the summer or fall, read my previously published article
here.
Where's your favorite winter destination?
Thanks for sharing the beautiful place. Didn't realized Canada has the rockies too. Looks like Switzerland.
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Sue, Thanks for reading and commenting. Yea, the Canadian Rockies are beautiful any time of the year. Lots of animals around too.
DeleteI love Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper -- all the mountain parks here in Alberta! Glad you had such relatively warm weather for the February wedding in Edmonton! Thanks for popping by my blog today!
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