I slept in this morning until 9 and never heard Tristan or the other guys head off to work.
Got packed up and waited for Brett and Kyle to get up. Without much adieu, we packed up the van, left a thank you note and headed out to the inspiring head banging screams of Lamb of God.
Finding our way back to the highway turned into a bit of an adventure. Kyle's Blackberry was dead so he was without his navigational system and he didn't handle having to trust my directions blindly very well. Verbal fur flew in both directions. Once the vents and rants were over, we did what we did best. He drove and I navigated and we made it to TC1 West without a hitch. 'Good Job' were exchanged and we moved on.
On the outskirts of Calgary, we passed the site of the Winter Olympics ski jump and snow board half pipe.
The road returned to prairie but with the Rockies looming large on our left as we headed northwest to Banff.
Banff is not far and we pull into town. It is a beautiful resort town made up of a few main streets that are row upon row of hotels, bars and shops. Kyle took us by his old apartment, then we checked in at the Aspen Lodge.
Got packed up and waited for Brett and Kyle to get up. Without much adieu, we packed up the van, left a thank you note and headed out to the inspiring head banging screams of Lamb of God.
Finding our way back to the highway turned into a bit of an adventure. Kyle's Blackberry was dead so he was without his navigational system and he didn't handle having to trust my directions blindly very well. Verbal fur flew in both directions. Once the vents and rants were over, we did what we did best. He drove and I navigated and we made it to TC1 West without a hitch. 'Good Job' were exchanged and we moved on.
On the outskirts of Calgary, we passed the site of the Winter Olympics ski jump and snow board half pipe.
The road returned to prairie but with the Rockies looming large on our left as we headed northwest to Banff.
We have become enveloped by mountains in less than an hour. Though the drive seems flat, we have climbed to 4600 ft. We pass the Canmor Nordic Rec Area where the primary house design is Chalet Style.
The mountains have increasing amounts of snow as we go deeper. We enter Banff National Park and I find myself having to lean down more and more to see 'up'.
The mountains have increasing amounts of snow as we go deeper. We enter Banff National Park and I find myself having to lean down more and more to see 'up'.
Banff is not far and we pull into town. It is a beautiful resort town made up of a few main streets that are row upon row of hotels, bars and shops. Kyle took us by his old apartment, then we checked in at the Aspen Lodge.A few calls and he makes a connection with a friend he played in a band with. We meet up for dinner and a few beer at the Wild Bill Bar. The town and the mountains fill up the vista from 
the patio.
the patio. Kyle heads off to check out the new Jam location for the old band and we head back to the room. Brett is watching a movie, I will load up my blog and then walk back into town to explore.
