L'aventure américaine

A quick update from our adventure: We left Alaska a few days ago after some fantastic ferry-riding. We got stopped in customs again, since we evidently look suspicious, and they confiscated our apples... We have enjoyed our very scenic drive through British Columbia and have stopped in Whistler, where the 2010 Olympics were. It is beautiful and chocked full of free wifi! We will arrive in Seattle tomorrow where we will stay with Sterling's aunt and family. And then we'll start the trip south on the coastal highway. I will try to add pictures later. In other news... (by the way, I'm sorry for the lack of paragraphs, that's what happens on the iPhone. Camping in the truck has been great. But the damp of Alaska pervaded and there is now quite a smell. If every couple has a scent, ours is not so pretty!!

So, this will be a brief post as I am quite tired this evening.   Sterling and I have seen so many wonderful things in the past few days and have become big fans of Canada!  Above, we are in front of Lake Louise where we did a beautiful hike in the snow.  It's cold here! At the end of the hike, there was a tea house where we enjoyed some delicious tea and a bit of warmth.  Then we hiked down, seeing blue blue Lake Louise below.   And on we continued!  We crossed Bow Lake and the guidebook said that Peyto Lake was worth the hike. Again, it was a hike in the snow, but again, it was totally worth it.  The color of the lake was spectacular...  such a brilliant blue. We continued up the Icefield Parkway and stopped at the Athabasca Glacier.  It's too dangerous to walk on it, but we enjoyed getting close to it.  It was quite poignant to see the signs that said where the glacier had been in 2000, 1992, 1950, etc.  It is rec

Hello from Calgary! We have just arrived and are about to take off again for the Icefields Parkway. It has been beautiful, albeit a bit rainy since leaving Paul and Kristie's beautiful home in Stevensville, MT. Sterling and I drove north to Glacier National Park yesterday. The glaciers were covered with snow and we missed some of the park since the road is not fully opened due to snow. The clouds hung low, but it was still oh-so-beautiful. We decided to camp there for the night in a campsite that we had nearly all to ourselves. It was a beautiful view and an evening walk was complete when we saw a bull moose. We crossed the border this morning and went to Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump, a place that I wanted to go to based on the name, but learned so much about the Blackfeet Tribe and buffalo stampedes off a cliff. An incredible museum, if you ever make it to Alberta. And now we head to the Canadian Rockies and Banff. Beautiful views and great camping, with some snow, I'm s