A couple of weeks ago, we made a day trip to Banff and Cochrane. Banff is about an hour drive from Calgary, not much of a trek. (Mind you, right now it would be bad — there’s quite a storm in the mountains at the moment.) The trip to Banff was more of a sightseeing trip, rather than a big hiking adventure or anything. Just a scouting mission for now, I think I got Sheena hooked. Here’s the album of our little trip.
Cochrane is along the way, only about 35 minutes from downtown Calgary, but very much a good ‘ol prairie town. We drove around for a bit, just checking out the sights. If we decide to move out of the city, it will probably be to the Cochrane area. It’s such a nice spot, nestled around the Bow River, close to Calgary, yet with a population of only 12,000 or so. Sheena could certainly have her ranchland in the area and I could bust it down the highway to work.
Hi Guys:
Cool to see pics of Banff and Cochrane in the winter, I’ve only been there in the summer. Next time you go, and given Sheena’s love for ice cream, I strongly suggest you go to a locally famous home made ice cream shop in Cochrane. It might be called Connors (or something close to that name) after the family who may still own the business. I remember many summers as a kid visiting family who have lived all over Albterta. It was always a treat to escape the dry heat, which was foreign to us Maritimers, by heading to the mountains to take a chilly dip into a glacier lake and then pig out on some of the best ice cream I have ever tasted!
Bon apetit!
-Angel
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I swear to God, Dave, if you go hiking out there without me… :-S
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Heh, Matt.. that’s just the town. I should post pictures of the Lake Louise area hikes — those are one’s you’d be REALLY pissed about. =)
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Get into those Hot Springs. It’s a sensation you’ll never forget.
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