July 11--Lake Louise gondola ride and more grizzlies

The last day at LL we took the gondola ride and what a magnificent view it gave us. We could see many of the mountains and glaciers. We also saw a mother grizzly with her cub.

These pictures above are two views of Lake Louise.

Once again Forrest set up the tripod and took about 6 pictures of us and I AM not kidding. Half the time, as we are grinning stupidly at the camera, someone would walk between us and camera.

Wondering what I am saying to Forrest--"This is the last picture or I am throwing the damn tripod down the mountain!"

We then drove into Banff Town because I couldn’t leave without seeing Banff Hot Springs Hotel. I didn’t take any pictures because my camera couldn’t capture the building in its entirety. However, I have downloaded a picture from internet. The hotel has a fascinating history and really is the reason for the park. Of course, I know this because I am a big nerd who watches PBS, Discover and History channels. The other pics are of the Bow River and Bow Falls, which are behind the hotel.

We are now camped outside of Salmon Arm, BC. Today we are going to a much smaller lake than Shuswap and canoe (is that a verb, too, and fish). By the way, Shuswap’s shoreline is 500 miles (I think I sent an email saying it was 250 miles) .