DOWN TO BANFF WE GO

Before I start my blog today

I wanted our friends and family

to know that we lost

a very dear friend yesterday

Mike Finn died in the early morning
hours of September 30th, 2010

Mike made a few Western road trips

with our family

The last trip out it was just
the two guys
Mike & Joe

Mike was a great traveller

very enthusiastic

and
'game for anything'

A very, very sad day for all of us

June 2010

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The Whistler gardener wanted to touch base

with the Banff Springs Hotel gardener

so we hopped in her little red VW

and headed to Banff

and

of course

Alice, Angus and Gwennie came along

for the ride

Banff had their first snowfall of the season

There was ONE patch of snow left

Quess who found it????

She would get up to the top of the small

pile of snow

and slide down

Over and over again

down she would go!!!!!

Beautiful flowers in the gardens

Statue of our

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

These are one of my favourite flowers

They seemed to be everywhere

at the hotel

This is one big hotel with many

interesting aspects

What a funny car

Sure catches your eye!!!!

Can you imagine the hotel

WAY BACK WHEN

A cozy place for two to sit

and talk about the day

Here are a few pics of two horses

from the coral

I stood and watched them interact

Even though there were many horses

these two seemed to stick together

MUST BE BEST FRIENDS

The reins got caught up

however

they worked it out

How would you like to have

this  view out our back window??

The mountain consumed the sky

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Here we are back at the

Chateau Lake Louise

It's Friday evening

The wedding guests are being

shuffled down the road to

Deer Lodge

It was quite chilly

Blankets were handed out to the ladies

who were dressed to the

'NINES'

and didn't seem to have a concern

about being

COLD

It even looks cold doesn't it!