1996 RROC and BDC Rocky Mountain Tour

May 18 to 23, 1996 - RROC and BDC Rocky Mountain Tour. 85 people and 39 cars. We toured for a week in Alberta with the RROC & BDC. Vancouver to Golden. To Canmore the next day with lunch at Patinos, through Calgary to the Palliser Hotel. We get registered for the tour, meet many of the people on tour and have dinner. We have been seeing lots of wildlife. On the 20th breakfast and drive to Cochrane, to Canmore for lunch at Patrinos again, and on to Banff Springs Hotel. Seeing more wildlife. We walk about a mile to Bow Falls and to the Waldhause Resturaunt for dinner. Overnight at the Banff Springs Hotel. On the 21st Pat helped Wilf change a tire, and then we all (Pete and Audree, Wilf and Lin) went downtown and had lunch. Pat took Pete and Audree with us to the hot springs. Then we drove around - to Bow Falls and through the forest and back around to the hotel and dinner. On the 22nd we drove over the 1A - Bow Valley Parkway and #93 Highway with box lunch stop at Columbia Icefields. Some of the people went up on to the Glacier. Then on to the Jasper Park Lodge for the reception at 6:00. Wilf got the Moose of Misery for his unfortunate flat tire. I wrote a poem about the Moose of Misery. It was published in the the Flying Lady which is the RROC magazine. See the poetry page for the poem On 23rd after breakfast we went about town and to the Museum. After lunch we went to Maligne Canyon then on to Medicine Lake (close up bear sighting). Back to the Lodge for supper. On the 23rd we drive back to Lake Louise along Highway #93A - The Icefields Parkway, and stop at the Icefields for a box lunch again. To the Lake Louise Inn and get registered and unpacked. We had previously stopped at the LB Store and made stop for snow in the wash bucket. Before dinner we have drinks with the usual crew then go to dinner which is an outdoor barbeque. On the 24th we all head home. We phoned Jaromy and John from Kamploops and back to Clearwater to visit and stay overnight. Good to see them. Next day on home, stopping to see Lloyd and Jo for a few minutes. See the Travel logue page for more of our many adventures on this trip. The travel logue page is private and password protected. Contact me for the password.