End of the trip

Well, this trip has now come to an end. We had so many exciting things happen, it was definitely a great vacation. Banff and Jasper are both beautiful, in very different ways. I think I liked Jasper better - our trip to see the Athabasca glacier was so interesting and educational. It gave me a slightly better understanding of the very slow pace at which most of the earth's events happen. We humans, who live here for such a short time, cannot possibly comprehend the millions and millions of years that have brought such enormous things as mountains and glaciers to their present existence. The sense of wonder at seeing rutting elk, glaciers, 503 million year old fossils, and mountains of such majesty and strength will, I hope, never leave Ivan or me.

In my last post, I'll give you some bits of trivia about our trip - all are absolutely true. It was a wonderful trip and I would recommend highly visits to Yoho, Banff, and Jasper National Parks in British Columbia and Alberta Canada.