Friday, June 1,, 2007

Left the campground around 7:30 to meet friends for breakfast. I had not seen Bob and Jill Bosworth since the early 80's at a forestry meeting so it was good to reconnect.

After breakfast we took Hwy 95 up to Canadian border. After showing passports, dog papers and answering a few questions they let us cross. We were still following the Kootenai River and there was some beautiful scenery along the way. Our route took us by Columbia Lake, the source of the Columbia River and it was breathtaking!

Within 2 miles of entering Banff NP we saw mountain goats, bighorn sheep and a black bear. Got pictures of the first 2, but the bear ran off when we slowed to take pix...didn't figure I needed a pix of a "bear butt".

The highway follows the Canadian Rockies and they are truly spectacular!!!! Some of the most gorgeous scenery I have ever seen. We made several stops along the way and finally arrived in the town of Banff around 4:30. Got an RV spot at Tunnel Mountain RV park. Banff is surrounded by snow covered mountains and it is really pretty....except for the main street which is all torn up...they are replacing utility lines, sewer and re-paving. Since they can only work in summers it is going to be a mess this tourist season.

We walked the streets in town and I enjoyed looking at all the different art forms. Then we drove up to the Banff Springs hotel which looks like a castle and it was really pretty. We talked about going in for drinks, but we were both tired and hungry so the RV was more appealing. We went back and had dinner and turned in. I did write a log of the day on the computer, but since there is no internet service at the campground I will have to wait to post it.

More tomorrow......