Author Archives: Gunther

Today was finally the kind of day we’ve been wanting to have here on our trip to the Canadian Rockies. Brilliant sunshine, temps in the upper 60s so it was warm enough for short sleeves and cool enough so that … Continue reading →

We were so happy when today dawned with pretty decent weather. There were some scattered clouds but mostly blue skies, the temps were forecast to be in the mid to upper 60s and no rain was predicted. So; after coffee … Continue reading →

Well, so much for mostly sunny…the weather today was cloudy most of the day with some periods of light rain. There were a few periods of almost sunny that we took advantage of for photos on our hike…but after breakfast … Continue reading →

Today was…well poop would pretty much describe how it was. We woke this morning to a pretty steady off and on rain so we just lazed around the house all morning. Around noon the rain had slacked up a bit … Continue reading →

I’ve come to the conclusion that in the Rockies Elk are essentially the equivalent of squirrels…the suckers are just about everywhere. Today we slept in until 0830 and then grabbed a quick cup of leftover coffee from yesterday and some … Continue reading →

Tuesday dawned and looked like a pretty decent day would be had; so after we had coffee and breakfast we headed off. Before Fun we stopped by the Visitor Center about miles north in downtown Jasper to download email, contact … Continue reading →

Well, yesterday turned out to be good news and bad news. We got up about 0700 and after coffee and breakfast finished breaking camp and hitching up the rig and headed out shortly after 0930. After a quick stop for … Continue reading →

Today turned out to be a pretty good day. We woke up to a partly cloudy sky but by 1000 or so it had cleared up and looked pretty nice; so after breakfast and coffee we headed out to our … Continue reading →

Today dawned as a really beautiful day; brilliant blue sky, a few scattered clouds and really pleasant temps in the upper 50’s when we left about 1030 for our field trip to the Clifford E Lee Nature Sanctuary nearby run … Continue reading →

Well, we’ve safely arrived in Acheson, Alberta (outside of Edmonton) after a two day drive up from Great Falls. Yesterday was a nice drive; it was actually pretty easy getting across the border in stark contrast to our previous trips … Continue reading →