This one’s for you Lorraine! (by Peter)

We were under strict instructions by one of our best retailers (aren’t they all the best?!)  to post a picture of Banff, Alberta, as we motored through, this being one of her favorite vacation spots.  Unfortunately we were unable to do so.  It was dark when we arrived.

However, before arriving in Banff, we made a flying pit stop at Lake Louise.  Thomas had never been there before.  My sisters and cousins all worked at the Paradise Bungalows during their growing up years.  I had held down multiple jobs as a young man in Banff.  As a result I knew the area well.

Thomas was taken aback by the grandeur of the lake.  One of Thomas’ hobbies is handcrafting wood-strip canoes.  He couldn’t shake the thought of paddling across the lake.  The lake is completely calm due to its being quietly tucked at the base of three mountains with a glacier feeding it from the rear.  The Chateau Lake Louise, unlike most architecture, actually compliments the surroundings.  It does not have the look of a Frank Lloyd Write design, but it maximizes the synergy of nature and facilities in a similar fashion.

Just prior to pulling in at Lake Louise we travelled the Roger’s Pass from Revelstoke to Golden.  As we drove past Trail we managed to time the traversing of a train as it snaked its way through Tunnel Mountain.  If you look closely at the enclosed picture, you will see that the front end of the train is emerging from the upper level of the looped tunnel inside the mountain while the tail end of the train is disappearing from the lower entrance.