Banff | Rockie Mountains

I have traveled across Canada in many unconventional ways and reasons. Today I will share my adventure with an iconic Canadian park. In August 2016, we had an appointment in Calgary, and so we took that chance to go to one of the loveliest places in Canada: Banff.

On the Way

We left GP on Thursday and spent most of the day driving across the province. The Alberta prairies are beautiful something of a western movie, cows, wheat fields and more.
Larter that afternoon we arrived at Red Deer, a city north of Calgary, to visit some friends that had moved there years ago. It was great seeing them again, and Red Deer is really pretty. It is really important to note that it is between Calgary and Edmonton, which does come in handy. We spent the night there, the next morning we said goodbye and we were on our way to Calgary.
We went to our appointment then spent the day 'shopping' in Calgary. I have to say that Calgary is HUGE. We got lost, could not find our location but we enjoyed the 'family' time. That night in the hotel one of the things that I dread happening happened. I was in the pool swimming, enjoying myself, when I get out and became suddenly aware that I got water inside my ears and could barely hear. That happened quite late at night so all the pharmacies were closed and we couldn't go out and buy anything. 
That was not a good night, I barely slept because (me being me) I was imagining my future as a deaf person, which as a person of hard of hearing might be a true fear. Either way, the next morning before we left for Banff my parents got something that, thankfully, helped.

The Rockies

In May 2014 I went to Grande Cache near the Rockies in Alberta, 2 hours from where I live. My parents out of the blue decided to take a trip to Grande Cache. Me thinking it would be a great experience agreed we should go and we left. It was a long ride, but it definitely wasn't boring. Looking outside my car window I saw that the landscapes were beautiful, the trees were ready to bloom, the sun was shinning, and you could see the snowy tops of the Rockies. My family and I took, what seemed like, thousands of pictures. We saw mines and dark blue rivers, deers and tweeting birds of all kinds.

But when we got there I saw the most spectacular sight I've ever seen.
The Rockies.
Wow! We had seen pictures, films, descriptions of the mountains but none could describe the beauty and peacefulness of them. It was weird thought being in Grande Cache, spring showing everywhere, while looking at the mountains, covered in snow looking cold, and feeling like wow this is beauty. Not the beauty depicted by movie stars, films, magazines or anything man made. It was natural beauty made with love by God. Nothing can surpass it. We took pictures and went as far as we could to get near them. After that we headed home after being in Grande Cache for about 2 hours. The ride back was filled with anticipation to get home but we kept recalling the mountains and their glory. To this day (3 days later)I think what would have happened if we had stayed at home that day. We wouldn't have had gotten a cracked windshield ( a rock hit us)or left a hamburger half eaten forgotten in a restaurant or by mistake found where the correctional centre was. Those are going to be things we will always remember. One out of the blue trip was a great experience for our family.
 What will your memories be like?