Category Archives: canada

Mar
19
2009

Day 6: When You Least Expect It …

It looked like it was going to be a quiet night for us, with most of Banff trying to deal with their St. Patty’s Day hangovers. We headed to the Rose and Crown for a pint and some billiards …
The we met Little and Big John, a Scot and an Englishman, respectively, who both [...]

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Mar
19
2009

Day 6: The Grizzly House … Nearly More Tears

I know we’re not supposed to get sappy on a road trip, but Banff just brings out the girl in me.  Ten years ago, when I left Banff (and the girl), my housemates took me out on my last night for fondue at the Grizzly House.  It’s a Banff institution, once it was a rocky [...]

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Mar
19
2009

Banff now lives in my heart

I grew up in Saranac Lake, NY during the 1980 Winter Olympics… When I arrived in Banff, it felt like home. The mountains are a bit taller, the visitors a bit more international, but it’s got the same soul - happy people, skiing, drinking and good, clean air.
I’ll miss you, Banff. I will be back.

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Mar
18
2009

Bangers and Mash at St. James Gate - Banff

Yum. Nothing says breakfast more than bangers and mash.

This is the place we couldn’t get into last night… Love the skirts and knee-highs….

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Mar
18
2009

Road Trip: Makeover Edition Part 2

So Zoo decided to go black again today… and eggplant is close, right? Still gets a NOT FAIL. It takes really bright light to reveal the real hue.

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Mar
18
2009

Day 5: Banff Nightlife … Penetration Achieved

When I lived in Banff in 2000, I came to love this place like almost no other place on earth. I remember crying when I left that spring for the last time. Part of it was the girl (Yes, Kaylee, you), part of it was the house (Gus, Guy, Christie, Eric, Krissy, Jane, [...]

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Mar
18
2009

Columbia Icefield Tongue Panoramic

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Mar
18
2009

Mount Kitchener Panoramic

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Mar
18
2009

Best Roads on Earth: Ice Field Parkway

To drive from Jasper to Lake Louise take the Ice Field Parkway, please. Imagine a huge valley running through the Rockies with a (frozen) river and a glacier… and you will be here.

Stunning. Amazing. Breathtaking. And somewhat dangerous. Definitely qualifies for our “Best Roads on Earth” series.

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Mar
17
2009

Road Trip: Makeover Edition

Sometimes you just have to make a change. I’ve always wanted a mohawk. Zoo once had blonde hair. The results?

I handled all the voting. Zoo said my mohawk is called “the Blum.”
Jasper is not a hopping town on a Monday night… I guess that’s fortunate. If we go out to a bar looking like this, [...]

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