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Having crossed the Rocky Mountains, we arrived on the flat prairie where our first stop was Calgary. There we visited several shopping malls as well as the Calgary Olympic Park. Then we proceeded south to the town of Fort Mcleod, where we saw the famous Canadian "red" police and the "Head-smashed-in Buffalo jump" museum, about native Indian culture. On crossing the border back to the US, we were harassed by a mentally unstable border guard who, for no reason at all, threatened to deport us.
Adventure in North America 2002, Part 6: Alberta
Jan Arild Teland2006-05-14 15:57:33
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August 1, Thursday
The day started at 0830. I had a shower before breakfast, which was our own muffins heated in the microwave owen. It tasted really good! Despite staying for two nights, we hadn't really done much in Golden, so before leaving we walked around a little here, visiting some shops. Then we drove on the same road as yesterday towards Banff.
We made one stop at the Takkakaw Falls, which we had missed yesterday. It was quite beautiful, but I have to say that we have more spectacular waterfalls in Norway. However, there were a few (angry!) ground squirrels (?) in the area that were quite fun to watch!
After passing Lake Louise and being almost halfway to Banff, we stopped at a rest stop and had a picnic. On arriving in Banff, we at first had problems finding a place to park, but eventually we found a free spot. Not surprisingly there were lots of tourists in the town, and lots of souvenir shops as well. Again all the shops seemed to be run by Chinese! We walked around in Banff for a while, but unfortunately the weather was actually rather cold, being made worse by a cold wind.
We weren't quite sure what to do next. With the cold weather, it wasn't that pleasant to walk around in Banff. I wanted to go hiking again, but felt it was too late to do this today. Since accommodation was very expensive (and probably full) in Banff, it was decided that we should leave the National Park and find somewhere to stay in a town outside, returning tomorrow morning to go hiking. However, after checking out the motels in the nearest town, we abandoned this idea since they were either full or too expensive. Instead we decided to drive all the way to Calgary today.
In Calgary, we eventually ended up at the Traveller's Inn Motel at 72$ + tax for a family unit with two separate rooms. After relaxing for a short while we decided that it had been a long time since we had done
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