Canadian Rockies!!!

We don't blog for a few days after mentioning rabbits and college bookstores and look what happens!!! The comments are hysterical and so fun to log in and read...keep them coming!

Last I wrote we were in Vancouver and planning to head inland. Our first stop on our way to the Canadian Rockies was Clearwater, British Columbia. Ted found a little spot that broke the 10 hour trip to Jasper into 6 hours, then 4. Turns out it was a GREAT little spot! Right on a lake that really clear and nice. We both went for a swim when we arrived after a long day of driving. Mack got lucky and didn't get tossed in : )

The next day we finally got a break from the heat when a thunderstorm hit as we were packing up to go. Thankfully everything was inside, all that was left was for Ted to unplug us...not his favorite thing to do with thunder in the background. We crossed into Alberta and into a new timezone, we are now in Mountain time! The drive to Jasper was beautiful as we entered the Canadian Rocky Mountains although it was only a taste of what was to come for the next day. We decided to check into to our campsite and then head into town to check it out. Mack got a taste of wilderness at the campsite as he became obsessed with chipmunks and their holes in the trees. Then as we pulled out to head to town we saw an elk right in front of our site, Mack acted all tough barking, seeing that he was in the safety of the car!

The town of Jasper was very cute set along the mountains. We walked around a bit and then went searching for a lake. The cooling thunderstorms hadn't hit the Jasper area yet. In fact the rivers were all raging because it has been so warm that snow is melting on the mountains like crazy. We found Lake Edith, a crystal clear lake kept full by springs. Ted went for a swim while Mack and I made friends with other cross country travelers. We had dinner out trying our best to wait till the sun went down and it cooled off before we settled in for the night. But by 10 pm it was still light out! It did storm during the night and cool things off thankfully.

Yesterday we drove from Jasper to Banff with a stop at Lake Louise, by far the most beautiful drive either of us has ever taken. The scenery was breathtaking, mountains, glaciers, teal green lakes, raging rivers and icefields. We have soooo many pictures, we finally stopped stopping and I was taking them out the window or we were never going to get there. I am only going to post 2 on here to not take up a ton of space but when the trip is over I will create a photo album that will have many pictures from this day! We also took a ton of video - we are planning to make a DVD of our trip when we get back with all of our video clips. Our campsite in Banff was great with views of the mountains. Mackenzie went back into hunting mode wanting nothing more than to be outside laying in the "grass" where he could sniff and listen for creatures. Even during dinner he ignored us! We took a little drive into town after dinner, very cute.

And that brings us to today! We woke up this morning and headed South. We stopped in Calgary for some lunch and some quick pictures. Saw the ski jumping area from the Winter Olympics held there and then continued south towards the US border. Probably our most boring drive yet. Just miles and miles of fields which looked like hay and maybe rye. Although was we approached the border it got very pretty with rolling hills and mountains in the background. At the US border we entered back into the US after a few questions and checking of our passports to arrive in St. Mary Montana. We are staying right outside Glacier National Park. We are here two nights so tomorrow we will hit the park and I am sure have lots of pictures and stories to tell. Our one adventure so far today is Mackenzie seems to have been bitten by deer flies. We came back from a walk to the lake (Ted swam, Mack and I played with another dog on the beach - it was freezing water!!) and Mack's belly was covered with red blotches. I went up to get the number of a vet and they told me that many of the dogs have been being attacked by these bugs and it is harmless, just put a little benadryl on it. He seems fine, doesn't even scratch or lick at the benadryl so it seems all is well.

Hope this finds all of you well. Thanks again for all the funny comments!!! Have a great weekend and we'll "chat" in a few days!!

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