Thanks
to Teresa Burke, we had our work out videos, and like good doobies we worked
out that first morning. The morning was a slowed down one that we all needed
and as we got started, we made the Chicken Verde to be eaten another
night. We also sautéed up all the
ingredients we needed for the continuing cazeula breakfast mix ingredients -
see recipe.
First
day in Canmore and Banff! A gorgeous
sunny day!!! Off to Banff we went. We stopped in town and got oriented in the
cute Town of Banff.
We
were so glad Paul declared the Monday was gondola day and we booked the Gondola
ride on Sulphur Mt. At the top of the
gondola, there was a gorgeous boardwalk that went to the top of the mountain
where cosmic ray research had been done.
It was at 7500 ft and so we all took some time to acclimatize to the
high elevation. Dottie had blue lips and
was running out of oxygen. John walked her through breathing exercises. She
came around, got grounded and enjoyed the walk that she had been afraid of
doing. It was so wonderful to be on top of the mountain after it had snowed the
previous day. There was snow in the
trees and on the ground. Snowballs were
made 😊. When we reached nearly the top, we were
graced by a pika sighting! Go little
animal!
We
got out first views of the aquamarine waters that the Canadian Rockies are so
famous for. We speculated on the reason
why they were that color, but ended up with confirmation later in the trip.
After
the gondola ride, we drove around Lake Minnewanka. We saw an elk from a distance, then got
photos of one right next to the road. She walked right in front of the car and
Dottie scored her first close up animal photo!
We
stopped at liquor store in Canmore for Grizzly Paw, a locally brewed beer ( grumpy
bear honey wheat turned out to be our
favorite) and wine. In town a four pack
cost $14c
We
ate at home: grilled steak w mushrooms and caramelized onions, baked potatoes w
sour cream, scrumptious salad.
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