The Canadian Rockies are finally in view! It is hazy from the smoke, but most of it is beginning to drift south to VanCouver(where we plan to be by week's end) and the states. We have been blessed in that there is always something spectacular to view further from the smoke. We drove through Edson and Hinton. Hinton was a great stop as we had donair for the first time. Delicious by the way. and found some great tourist guide information for viewing the falls and valleys up here. We had though the skytram, etc... but the mountain views are still rather obscured from the fires so we are changing to some other things.
I got some shots of a wild mountain goat herd crossing the highway. Then on to Maligne Canyon where we hiked and had some wonderful views of the canyon and the waterfalls and the river that broke down the rock through the years. The area got its name from a Jesuit priest who arrived here to help settle the area. He called it the 'evil river" because he couldn't get across very easily on his horse.
I took pictures of the varied types of moss that grow at different levels throughout the canyon for the boys' geography lessons. No spirit bear in sight yet, Cayden. Still looking though. We didn't see bears yet but the signs are plentiful to not feed them!
Papa is going to post a bunch of pictures here and in dropbox for you. The rockies here are not as high or jagged, but every bit as stunning as colorado. They are older and more worn down.
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