Our trip wouldn't be complete without a picture with a RCMP Moose
We woke up Saturday morning to rain and very low clouds. We were still off to see Athabasca Glacier. This is the most visited glacier in North America. As we were driving the weather began to clear a little. We had decided to take a tour on a specially designed snow coach that would take us onto the glacier. It was so amazing to Gina and I to stand on ice that was over 1,000 feet thick. From there we drove into Jasper for lunch and a little shopping. On our way home we stopped at the Athabasca Falls. These falls only drop about 150 feet. They are known more for the power of the water that carves into the rock making large pot holes. We had another wonderful day in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the weather even cleared up for some excellent views. We hope you enjoy these pictures. As always there are more pictures in our online photo album.
Our first view of Athabasca Glacier
The old snow coaches
The new luxury snow coaches
The tires are about five feet tall
This is the steepest grade (18%) that a passenger bus drives in the world
Gina standing on Ice estimated to be 1,000 feet thick
John, Brenda, Gina, and myself out on the Glacier
There was a lot of snow around the Glacier
A Mountain Goat and her kid
Athabasca Falls
A close up view of the falls
Just down from the falls you can see how it carves the rocks
These were the reddest pine cones we have ever seen
We had to include some color other than white
This mountain top looked like it was paper thin just sticking up
One last picture of Canadian Rocky Mountains
I hope you didn't mind that I broke up our trip to the Canadian Rocky Mountains over a few days. Gina and I wanted to give Our Father the PRAISE and GLORY for what He alone created. One entry would not have been enough to share all of His magnificent beauty with you all. The beauty here in the Canadian Rocky Mountains are unbelievable. The pictures that we took and you see doesn't even come close to what we were able to see. For myself, I have traveled all over the world and the sights here rank at the top for their natural beauty. Gina and I both will come back to spend more time here one day. There are no adequate words to describe our gratitude and thanks to John and Brenda for showing us their country and these sights. They are truly blessed to have all of this right at their front door. If you have never been to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Gina and I highly encourage you to plan a trip there as you will not be disappointed in what you'll see.
Now that this entry completes our short trip to Canada I'll try to get everyone caught up. We departed John & Brenda's ranch Tuesday morning in the rain headed for the U.S. border. We made it across the border with no problems and arrived at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana at 3:45. After getting unhooked we drove over to the commissary to pick up a few items that we needed. We then drove over to the campground on base and met Dewayne & Joy. They are new fulltimers and follow our blog. We enjoyed our short visit with them and wished them safe travels as they head toward Nevada tomorrow.
Since not having affordable cell phone service Gina made a lot of phone calls yesterday to let everyone know we made it back in the U.S. We are departing this morning heading toward Big Timber, Montana to see Mike & Janna for a couple of days. Gina and I both felt that we needed to stop back by their place and see if Mike could use a hand since his has been under the weather for the past month. No pun intended there Mike.(LOL)
Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed us with.
