The other day we wanted to take a break from snowshoeing so we drove an hour down the highway to the town of Banff. While the Lake Louise area has a lot of outdoor activities (most within walking distance of the chateau), Banff is just a much larger town and has a much larger selection of stores and restaurants and…

Out in the Snow Last night was our first night in Lake Louise and we had a great dinner at the Poppy Brasserie (one of the many restaurants in the hotel) before calling it a night. After the day spent traveling including the 2+ hour drive from Calgary we didn’t have the energy to stay up too late.   By…

Barb and I have been told before that we don’t often follow the crowd. It’s almost February now and pretty much all of our friends who are traveling anywhere are going somewhere hot which, to be honest, is pretty typical this time of the year – Hawaii and Mexico being the most popular destinations. So, you might ask, where are…