Northbound out of Waterton on Tuesday first brought us through rolling Alberta cattle and oil country. Alberta is the most oil-rich of the Canadian provinces, so gas prices are the lowest at approximately 90 cents per liter compare to up to $1.19 that we saw in parts of Ontario (a gallon is roughly 3.8 liters, so you do the math).
Turning west on Highway 541, however, we soon gained elevation as we entered the Canadian Rockies.
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We stopped for the night in Canmore, and enjoyed the day Wednesday (a birthday Chris won't soon forget) touring Banff and Lake Louise.  | |
The town of Banff is very commercial and touristy, although within the boundaries of Banff National Park -- the equivalent of placing Aspen or North Conway, with all of their privately owned condos and upscale homes in the middle of, say, Yosemite.
Looking back, I'm not sure that we took enough pictures of the scenery!
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