Well, seeing as my job as the administrator for the blog includes actually WRITING the blog, I should probably spare you guys the agony of waiting for the next post and tell you what has happened over the last week or so. Well, Mom hasn't posted any pictures yet, but when she does, you'll understand why Dad and I think our campsite in Banff National Park was among the top five of all the sites we've been to. We had a great time cruising around the town and the park, to places like Lake Louise and the Banff Rock & Gem Shop. We also had a bunch of "lazy days," where we either hung around and enjoyed the massive mountain that rose straight up, a mere mile in front of our site at Tunnel Mountain RV Park (no, the mountain I mentioned is NOT Tunnel Mountain, as I originally thought; it's called Mount Rundle), or walked around on the trails that laced the mountain road upon which our campground was next to. Bottom line, we had one of the best times we've had camping at Banff's Tunnel Mountain RV Park. Thanks, guys!
Anyway, after we left Banff for the town of Jasper, we travelled north on one of the most beautiful and scenic routes we've ever travelled. For nearly the entire 180-mile drive, we experienced wonderful alpine scenery, laced with milky-grey rivers and creeks. You'll understand what I'm talking about when Mom posts the pictures on Picasa tomorrow.
Our campsite at the Whistlers Campground is very nice. We've got a lot of space, nice neighbors, and awesome scenery (the scenery, of course, being elk which literally walk straight through our site, not ten feet from the camper - awesome picture opportunities). To save some material for later, I'm going to do the second half of my post tomorrow. Stay tuned, and don't be mad at me for delaying. This is Spencer, signing off.
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You are so making me want to visit Canada. The "lazy days" sound wonderful. If the temps don't get better here, you'll experience lots of lazy days. It's simply too hot to do otherwise! I will check in after the week-end to see the pictures. We are heading to the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord for the week-end. Of course, it's for the grandchildren, but come to think of it an "indoor" waterpark is very enticing with the current weather. Not exactly the old folks thing but we will love watching the g-kids have fun. I can hear loud rumbles of thunder as I write this. Storms are in the forecast for several days. We don't always get the rain even with the threatening thunder. Enjoy, enjoy your trip. You will soon enough be back to the routine of another school year. I had dinner with several North Ridge teachers and staff I stay in close contact with last Tuesday night. I was commenting to them about your extraordinary writing skills, Spencer. They all remembered that your expertise had shown up quite early in your school career with all the wonderful stories you wrote, way beyond what would be expected for your age. They all asked me to say "hi" to the Paige family. You know Ms. Dew and Mr. Baird enjoyed hearing about your travels. Love to all"
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