We are now out of the parks and are using internet in Golden, British Columbia. We're going to be heading down 95 to find someplace to sleep soon.
-Miranda
A hut at the end of our hike where the ranger's (or whomever) stayed when they were up looking for fires.
Joe and I at the top of Mount Hunter.
A natural bridge we stopped at during our drive.
[ add comment ]
Joe captured the mouse! We let him go into the woods as we were leaving the campground. We continued our journey down highway 1A stopping at info spots along the way. We pulled off at a picnic area and there was an old road blocked off from vehicle traffic that we biked down. Once in Lake Louise we biked the Bow River loop. Very nice trail and neat river. We decided to head up to see Lake Louise an almost killed the Rv on the way up. We biked around up there a little but there were way too many people so we went down the hill a little ways to the Continental Divide. The continuation of highway 1A was right there, but apparenlty now closed to vehicles, so we road our bikes down it a little ways. When we were getting gas a lady parked her short bus too close to the gas pump. Upon driving away she busted the pump. Huh.
Too many people in Lake Louise, so we left and headed for Yoho National Park. We stayed at Monarch Campground and biked up Yoho Valley Road (safer than trying to take RV). We saw where two rivers that are different colors come together. Very neat. Coming down the hill was super fun!
-Miranda
The mouse.
Picutre of us in front of the coming together of the two rivers.
[ 10 comments ] ( 38 views )
Last night we dealt with the mouse some more. Joe made a psuedo mouse trap out of an old yogurt container. Later we heard it chewing on some wrappers on the table and found that it was eating one of our granola bars we'd left out. We set that on the counter hoping to actually catch it with the flashlight if nothing else. I did finally see it. It is a mouse and is hiding under the bathroom, getting there through the stove (gas line) and then the wiring.
Hopefully we'll catch it tonight. Anyway, we started driving to Lake Louise. We took scenic highway 1Aand stopped at info spots. Then we stopped at Moose Meadows which was just past Johnston Canyon (where the parking lot was literaly overflowing with cars) and went for a 10-12km hike. We saw 'Ink Pots' which were really neat. It's where cold springs are coming up through the sand and something about minerals in the water makes the water different colors. Mostly just pretty greens and blues. We also saw Johnston Canyon. It was an exhausting hike and Joe got tuckered like an old man. Since we are both pooped after the long hike, we went back to the campground across from Johnston Canyon, stayed there and got showers. We set up a new trap tonight made of string, duct tape, and a bowl (see picture below) to catch the mouse. We used the granola as bait.
-Miranda
Our mouse trap that worked. The string was originally tied around the post and we just had to pull it to let the bowl down.
One of the ink pots.
Bubbles were coming up from the sand where the water was coming into the ink pot.
;)
Panorama of the inkpot area (click on picture to see larger size).
[ 2 comments ] ( 11 views )
We slept terribly last night because there was some creature making noise INSIDE our RV. It sounded like chewing. We took turns getting up with a flashlight to try to catch it, but never could. Joe apparently thought it was a cockroach or some big bug. I thought it sounded more like a mouse. After waking up we discovered mouse droppings.
In the morning We drove to Lake Miniwanka and we saw two Martens fighting. We then went to Upper Bankhead and biked down a very gravelly trail.
On the way back it started pouring so we got soaked! A little later we checked out Lower Bankhead and saw an Elk.
We drove around Banff then we up and stayed in the Upper Bankhead parking lot. The scenery was beautiful.
-Miranda
Beautiful picture of the mountains.
One of the martens.
The Elk.
[ add comment ]
Today we stayed inside a lot again. Very hot. I did a lab tour and learned some about how they prepare the fossils for transport and what they do to display them in museums. Pretty neat. Joe found a dinosaur bone and reported it.
We left with the intent to head to Calgary and stay at a Walmart tonight, but Calgary was not very RV friendly. Very cramped feeling and the only Walmart we could find easily was in a mall and said no overnight parking. We decided just to leave. We ended up driving all the way to Banff and staying in Two-Jack Campground.
-Miranda
I found a Dino Bone!!! Whooo hoo!
-Joe
Joe's dino bone.
[ 6 comments ] ( 22 views )
Back Next
Calendar