the ones that get away

or maybe the ones left behind- since there is such brouhaha these days about the new book called the Leftovers about those not taken in a "rapture- like" event...

but that isn't what I am referring to- I am referring to the photos that I really like but that somehow just don't fit into the flow of the books I make for each of my trips...

an example- when was the last time you saw a row of working phone booths in the US?

a few more that caught my eye-

or saw a sign like any of these? LOL

then there are ones like TB getting his glacier water drink - just didn't fit into the physical layout:



or the photos of stupid behavior on the part of other travelers - like the guy who - having been warned by numerous signs to stay in your vehicle if you see bears- - not only got out of his rent-a-camper but left the door open so his family could be mauled too - LOL - AND he stopped in the middle of the road so no one else could pass....

or the ones that just don't fit in the "good taste" (and we do use the term loosely) of the book-  like the standard national park facilities we encountered during the entire trip:

or on the other end of the spectrum - the lovely luxury of the Lake Louise lodge - which also just didn't really jive with the overall thematic approach of the book either- something about hotels only doctors could afford - LOL

and finally - some just don't make it because I run out of pages- the limit is 101.... and no matter how beautiful there just isn't any more room...

Canada photo book

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and even more

in the continuing series:

Sculpture at the entrance to Rocky Mountain House (along a field where buffalo actually do "roam"):

Falls coming into Saskatchewan River in Jasper National Park:

We had one morning with rain and fog:

Growing near a path in Jasper National Park:

Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park (two views):

the road to Mount Edith Cavell and the Angel Glacier:

the river flowing from Maligne Lake:

Lake Annette reflections:

Maligne Canyon bridge (the fifth bridge of six along the path):

at the Hat Creek Ranch near Cache Creek (along the historic Cariboo Wagon Road) three views:

Back in America - we stopped at the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River:

So now I have to start working on the photo book in earnest... look for a later posting of that with more photos....

some good ones

have started to go through the photos from the trip and have been remembering the amazing beauty we saw- so thought I would post some of the ones I liked in the first pass:

on the Bow River in Banff

a first nations coat displayed in the Rocky Mountain House Museum:

the entrance to the black smith shop at Hat Creek Ranch:

the barber "shop" room at the Hat Creek Inn - located just off the saloon:

one of our first turquoise lakes in Kootenay Park:

field flowers on the way at Kootenay Park:

The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff:

a real live Mountie at the Bow Falls view point:

Banff from the Gondola view point- the yellow dot is where our hotel (the Arrrow) was located:



viewing platform from the Banff Gondola trip:

A morning view at Vermilion Lakes:

A guy we passed on the Bow Valley Parkway:

The stunning Lake Louise:

The Fairmont Lake Louise lobby:

Several views of Moraine Lake:

TB at Moraine Lake:

there are so many I like that I will do this in a couple of posts- so watch for more....

quick update

from the road - we were out of Cranbrook after a morning breakfast special at the "Grill" where the special has been the same thing for eleven years!  LOL

then we went into the Kootenay National Park (stopped to buy park pass) made a number of photo op stops along the way- pulled into Banff around 12:30 - found "hostel" where we are staying... very very rudimentary but cheap for Banff in season... left immediately for lunch and a town tour. 

think dells with better level of shopping- by 2PM I was done with Banff.  so we headed out of town to a lake for a boat cruise for an hour or so- took scenic route back in and stopped at a couple of overlooks and then headed to the gondola for the "big picture" view of the entire valley.

tomorrow we are out of dodge early to get to Bow Parkway and Lake Louise sites before things get weekend crazy...

some photos -

more tomorrow......