The Rockies

…road trip to Banff

The morning started off cool and rainy. My brother-in-law lent us his old pickup truck which he affectionately calls Lucille, and we drove through the foothills of Alberta towards the Rocky Mountains.

As we got closer to Banff we started to see some of the mountains through the clouds but it wasn’t until we returned later that evening that we realized how much of the scenery had been obscured by the clouds. We were in awe.

As we approached Banff:

Throughout the day the weather constantly changed but towards late afternoon the sun started to peak though the clouds.

Not wanting to drive back to Calgary in the dark we left Banff around 7:00. This is when we realized how much of the Rockies we didn’t see in the morning.

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So weird seeing the name Banff; we used to live near Banff in Scotland 😃

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Mama Cormier on August 6, 2023 at 12:23 pm said:

Where exactly is that in Scotland?

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- Photos by Jez on August 7, 2023 at 2:58 am said:
  
  Banff is on the southern shore of the Moray Firth, east of Inverness. It’s about 2/3rds of the way up the east coast of Scotland.
  
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- Mama Cormier on August 7, 2023 at 12:30 pm said:
  
  Thanks Jez. I’m going to have to check that out on a map.
  
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