Holiday in the Rockies - July 31 to Aug 9/07

We camped at Lake Louise for the whole time. We moved from a mediocre site to a lovely one very near the Athabaska River. We loved hearing the rushing river especially at night, and the beautiful walk/bike trails beside the river. We visited Morraine Lake, Lake Louise, Banff. The three went on a thrilling but exhausting hike (on Chris's advise that 750 ft. rise over 5.8 km was easy), but the scenery was spectacular. Katie found a great day excursion which included white water rafting on the Kicking Horse, horseback riding in the mountains to a BBQ dinner,and finishing at the Banff hot springs. I joined Katie, Chris and Diana for the riding and dinner. They had a great day. Chris did some serious mountain biking on an $800 rental and kindly brought it over Paul and me to try. It was fun on the river trail, and gave us the courage to use our folding bikes. Katie and Chris treated us to a delicious dinner in Banff, and Diana treated at the Lake Louise Lodge - how thoughtful and appreciated. One night I started teaching KDC bridge (although I haven't played for well over20 yrs). The 3 youngsters tented at Jasper for 3 days and really enjoyed the Maligne Lake cruise and the Miette hotsprings. All too soon it was time for them to go. We had such a good time together.