On the Road Again
We
hung around Banff for three days. We saw the original smelly springs, took
a golf lesson and toured some other museums. Then we headed out for Jasper,
about a four hour drive north.
The first stop along the way was at Lake Louise. 
As
promised, the water was turquoise blue from the minerals collected by the
glacier. It was also windy and cold. Eric ducked low to stay warm and catch
the view while Kevin let me pinch his head.
We detoured a few miles and stood on top of the Great Divide.
This is the ridge line of the Rockies that separates the western portion
of the continent from the eastern portion.
The picture on the left shows Eric and Kevin standing with one foot on
each side (it's also the line between British Colombia and Alberta). The
coolest thing about the Great Divide is that any water going west of it
flows to the Pacific Ocean, and any water going east flows to the Atlantic.
They have a stream there that splits and goes both ways. You can stand
in one place and spit in two oceans.
Next
we stopped at the Columbia Icefields. This is one glacier feeding out from
enormous icefields in the mountains. There is a tour that starts in the
parking lot, busses you up to another lot where you get in these snow-going
busses. This tour site has 23 of the 24 busses of this type in existence.
The other one is at the South Pole. At the far end of the ride you get
to walk around on the glacier. The ice is over 1000 feet thick.
Hey, count me in on any tour where the bus is named "Brewster"!
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