Travels in Canada – Page 2

After hiking around Lake Louise, we grabbed snacks and a few much-needed, cold adult beverages at the Trailhead Cafe, sitting outside to enjoy the view. After that, I headed over to visit the gift shop.

As I was looking at items on display, I heard this odd, scrunchy (is that a word?) sound along the shelves on the wall.

I sensed movement.

In stealth mode, I discreetly began looking for the source……

This is what I found.

Going for the high end chocolate in the gift shop

To enjoy the beauty of nature and fresh air, the gift shop leaves their doors open. I had a sense from the way in which the shopkeeper shooed him away that they’d encountered each other before.

Spence and I adore traveling. Before my retirement, my dear Canadian friend (and co-worker) Jess and I were discussing vacation spots. We started talking about Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Canmore and before you knew it, I was planning our trip. As much as we’ve traveled, we’d never been to this magnificent part of Canada. If it isn’t on your bucket list, it should be. Traveling there in September, the weather was perfection as you can see. I’ll be recounting this amazing trip over the next few weeks in my new series, Travels in Canada. I hope you’ll follow along…