Canadian Rockies – Wachs Across America

In hot water

June 25, 2017July 10, 2017Huck

After a busy day of driving and hiking yesterday it was nice to just relax today. We took plenty of walks around the campground, read, played frisbee and horseshoes. I called my dad to wish him a happy 82nd birthday and had a nice chat with him and my mom.

Our campground was just a few miles from the town of Radium Springs which is home to a hot springs pool. But it was a blistering hot day so we decided to try out the pool after the temp cooled down a bit in the evening. So after dinner we drove the short distance to town. Before going o the hot springs we stopped to check out the stations of the cross they have on a hillside in town. I don’t think I have ever done the stations of the cross so this was a very neat experience and we counted it as our church for the day being a Sunday and all.

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Beautiful Banff

June 24, 2017July 10, 2017Huck

As Steph was researching where all to go on our summer trip she reached out to many friends asking for advice. One of our friends from the ‘hood were also heading in that direction and it seemed would be in the Banff area about the same time we were. So we made sure to align our Canadian Rockies visit with the Tillery family. We decided to meet up for a hike in Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park at 0900 to try to avoid at least some of the crowds. Being a 1.5 hour drive from our campground to the the trailhead meant a super early morning for our family. But we made it and were able to find our friends in the sea of visitors.

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Oh Canada

June 23, 2017July 10, 2017Huck

Last year when we were at Niagara Falls we so badly wanted to cross over the border to check out the falls from the Canada side. However, we did not have valid passports. So, we made it a priority to get passports for the whole family before this trip so we could cross the border if we wanted to. And we wanted to! Brielle was so excited about going to a different country and the Canadian Rockies sound like an amazing place. On top of that, we had some friends that were going to be in the Banff area about the same time we were so we decided to hook up with them for a day. But first we had some logistics.