Banff

Today, May June 10, we made it to Banff.  What a beautiful place!  I have been here twice before – once as a teenager, and once again in 2004.  

As we drove through the park, we saw 7 bears: 2 solos, a sow with a single cub, and a sow with twins.  The ranger had warned us that a “bear jam” (cars backed up with gawkers) might be happening because she had received a report of a bear sighting, but she apparently didn’t know that they were out in droves this morning.

There are some physical addresses in this world that are envied and sought after:  1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 10 Downing Street, and 221B Baker Street come to mind.  But we found four lucky property owners in the city of Banff who have a location at an intersection that I would LOVE to call mine.  Here are the four corner photos:

So what’s the big deal, you say?  Well, Banff has named most of their streets after local animals, such as Wolf, Elk, Beaver, and Cougar.  These four lucky property owners live – unbelievably – on the corner of Moose and Squirrel!  MOOSE and SQUIRREL!

I wonder if they realize how special they are?

After lunch, we headed to the Banff Gondola where an 8-minute sky ride took us to 7486 feet and an amazing view of  the mountains and valleys.

Moose and Squirrel, and a couple of their friends, all want to say “Welcome to Canada, eh?”

   At least one more day in this area before we head further north.