July 15, 2013 Monday Day 8 Went to town, Banff, to a coffee shop, then to browse the shops. Next we headed up to Sulphur Mountain to ride the gondola to the top. Climbed steps to the summit observation deck at an elevation of 7,486 feet & the views were spectacular. I must say that for the rest of this trip, my adjectives will be repetitive because each site is more spectacular than the last. Words & pictures simply do not do justice to all this splend...

July 14, 2013 Sunday Day 7 We crossed the border into Alberta about 10:30am. Immediately we saw lush farmland, with grazing cattle & horses. Dotting the landscape were grain elevators (which for some reason, really catch our eye) and a good many bee boxes as well; the bee boxes are painted bright colors, unlike the white ones we saw in the US. Most striking to us were the wide swaths of brilliant yellow rapeseed (canola) fields. These fields are so bright &...