Month: August 2001

  • Hitch to Lake Louise along Icefields Parkway

    I was too tired to do any computing, and decided against staying to do my computing. So, I phoned Lake Louise hostel to book one night. It costs 23.50$ per night. “What do I get for all that money?” I asked. “A cafeteria, sauna, small rooms, and, of course, the nearby beautiful Lakes Louise and…

  • Forty kilometre hike along Skyline Walk

    I decided not to hitch to the Mount Edith Cavell hostel, but to walk over the mountains. I figured it would be about six hours of walking, plus two hours for the 1000m elevation, plus an hour for stops. I typed some more of the diaries before the 10a.m. checkout, packed almost 2 litres of…

  • Rainbows and canoes on Maligne Lake

    It was another disturbed night in a stuffy room full of snorers. I wonder why they don’t install fans or air conditioners to clean the air and provide continuous background noise to drown the irregular snores. I booked a bed at Maligne Canyon hostel, then set off, hitching as always. This time, an English couple…

  • Maligne Canyon and its wildlife

    The mixed dorm was woken up just before eight when someone’s alarm went off – and they weren’t there to switch it off. I had a sleepy breakfast. There was no bus into town, so Satsuki would have to hitch to get to her horse-riding stables. I booked for another night, then started walking down…

  • Mt. Robson and the RV into Jasper

    The weather seems to have improved. Jim gave me a map of BC/Alberta, which I swapped for my Yellowhead map (Yellowhead is the road from Winnipeg to Prince Rupert). He stopped at a garage, but the shop was too small for me to get provisions for the day, so he drove over to the a…

  • From rainy Prince Rupert to sunny Prince George

    I started onto the diaries early. However, I was quite surprised to hear the announcement that we would soon be docking. Maybe we had made good progress last night, and were docking early. It was pouring with rain as I walked off the boat. The customs officer wanted to see my plane ticket. While I…

  • Whale watching from Taku ferry, Alaska

    I had discovered the showers the previous evening, so took one first thing. It was a bit dull and misty. However, we still managed to spot a few distant whales. I have some photos of the sea and clouds, with just a speck of white where the whale disappeared. One whale was jumping out of…

  • Glaciers from Taku ferry, Alaska

    Sleep, part two, was on the ferry. I then took some snaps of the passing scenery. A Forest Interpreter is on board, since there are no roads between the towns we are visiting – only ferries and airfields. He gave us a talk on the glaciers. I was too busy photographing the glaciers to notice…

  • Bald eagles in Haines, Alaska

    The ferry terminal is several miles out of town, so I hitched in with a German guy going fishing. I couldn’t find my plastic covers and paper. I think I left them on the bus going into Skagway. I’m becoming more forgetful. It’s not expensive, just inconvenient. The interpretation centre was already open. They were…

  • Cruise ships in Skagway, Alaska

    The bunk beds in the hostel are metal-framed, with many of the ribs bent. They squeak when I turn over. Since I’m the only person in the room, I took my bunk off the bed and lay on the floor, half-way through the night. I reckon that’s why Vera and I were so sleepy on…