We took a chance and went to Canada the last week of Sept and lucked out with beautiful weather and the perfect time for the awesome change in colors. Doesn’t seem to be many trees that turn red and orange but the golden leaves were magnificent. We drove along the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper and were rewarded with a mother bear and her two teenager size cubs, elk, and mountain goats standing on the rocky ledge right along the highway! What is it about seeing animals in their natural habitant that makes it so special. The glaciers are still there but like it is everywhere else, they are shrinking.
Coming home to Fort Collins we drove through Glacier National Park and then Yellowstone. More animals and we actually waited around for Old Faithful to go off. Amazing sight and amazing number of people for the last weekend in Sept and it was 6:45 P.M!
We were very excited to arrive home to new carpet, coordinated colors on the walls and our new COMFORTABLE furniture. While we are buying the essentials like dishes and silverware it is our intent to still live simply and as free from “stuff” as we can. Those of you who visited last summer need to come back and see the changes. Looks like a totally new place. Those of you who haven’t made it yet should plan on coming (probably next summer) and see a little of Fort Collins and CO. The Rocky Mountains are spectacular. We hiked on snow in July.
Pictures are coming in the next posting coming soon.
