Alberta-British Columbia Boundary.

And right on queue here comes a Canadian Pacific Train.

That's the sort of train you don't want to be waiting for at the road crossing - about a mile long! Great pics, ginger.

I enjoyed looking at your equine thread. What an interesting farm you have - so many birds, snakes, and of course, the lovely horses!

This Picture was taken towards the end of the Hike on the way down.

And just to show us that there really is lots of snow around here during Winter.
We saw these two Snow Ploughs sitting idle.

Here's one we saw in Alaska.
Would Love too see it working.

The broad Hiking Track and well graded Switchbacks are worthy of Royalty.
The track was rebuilt in 1939 so King George VI and Queen Elizabeth could climb the mountain during their 'Cross Canada Tour'.
We looked for them but did not see them.
Oh well, maybe next year.
Meantime we were seeing lots of other Animals. (but no Birds)

Holy Moly! Those are some seriously heavy-duty snowplows. I'd like to see them in action too (but not coming straight at me).

Keep the pics coming, ginger! I haven't had so much fun reading a thread for years (I lead a sheltered life).

Thank you June,

These 2 Pictures were taken from the top of 'Sulpher Mountain'.
Looking down on top of Banff and 'Tunnel Mountain'.
I have marked Tunnel Mt. with a red dot.

That view looks very familiar. I do believe this was the mountain that, in 1975, I persuaded my then new husband to ride up in the cable car with me to the top. He suffers terribly from vertigo - cannot get past the second rung of a ladder without feeling dizzy - but I convinced him that he would not need to look down, and the journey would not take long. Half-way up the mountain, a wind sprang up and increased pressure on the cable to the point where a safety mechanism cut in and halted all movement. Our car was stationary, swinging on the cable, far above the treetops, for some time. He's never forgiven me!

Wow June,
That sounds like fun. (not)
We were told about that safety cut out as we were leaving.

We were also told that a favourite among the locals was 'The South East Ridge Trail'.
It is of cause located in “The Banff National Park”.
But this Trail should only be attempted by more adventurous and fit hikers.
A must if you are spending at least a few months in Canada.

Here are 3 Pictures all taken on the way up.

These Pictures were taken off the Top lookout.

Infact the 'Cosmic Ray Station' is on the real summit.

Breathtaking pics, ginger. How do you get such crispness - do you rest the camera on a tripod, or are your hands rock steady?

I showed my dear husband the cable car pics, and he said he still feels ill just thinking about it.

I noticed in the Cosmic Ray Station pic how sharply tilted the rock strata are. Isn't it awesome to think that they were laid down level in a long-ago sea, and now they're thrust almost vertically up in the sky at the top of a mountain?

Never use a tripod.
Too hard to carry on a holiday.
I guess it's just a steady hand.

Another Picture of the Cosmic Ray Station.
Was the Board Walk there when you visited ?
And yes, I agree with you about the rock strata.

The ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain in a 4 person Gondola sure is an adventure.
It's the only way to experience a bird's eye view of six mountain ranges.
From the Banff Gondola, you'll see more mountains in 8 minutes than most people see in a lifetime.
This exhilarating ride is open all year round, a definite 'must see' on your trip to the Canadian Rockies.

The Scenic Look Out is partly on the way down from the Cosmic Ray Station, looking straight down over Banff.
This Picture was taken from just outside the Restaurant looking up to the Cosmic Ray Station.
The board walk can be seen winding its way up to the top.
There was still a lot of Snow about for a May Summers Day.

This Picture is a reverse of the last Picture.
We are looking down to the Upper Terminal/Restaurant/Gift Shops from the Cosmic Ray Station.

This sign says it all and then some.
I wonder if anyone ever reads that gibberish on the right/bottom of all these signs.
In all the times I have ever been to Canada, I have never struck anyone speaking gibber.
It's always The Queens English and why not ?

Surely you can't mean French, Canada's other official language! There aren't a lot of French-speakers in the west of Canada, but I'm sure there are some tourists who appreciate the translation, just as I'm glad of seeing English signage when I travel to places where English is not widely spoken. Do you have a second language in Oz - Chinese, maybe?

Ginger, I can't remember any of those structures - Ray Station or restaurant - from my visit nearly 40 years ago! They may have been there, and I've lost the memory, or they might be "new".

I tried to google the time frame of the construction of the Restaurant and Observation Deck-Round building.

This is the Banff Sky Walk & A National Historic Site.
When you arrive at the upper terminal, you will have the choice of exploring the building or witness the breathtaking 360° Panoramic views.
Or going up into the Restaurant area where you can sit in comfort and still enjoy the view.
Above the Restaurant levels is the upper Observation Deck giving the best outdoor view possible.

Love the Snow in this Picture.

That is Banff Springs Golf Course below.
I'm not a regular Golfer but!
When you see a beautiful Garden like this from thousands of feet above, you can't help but wonder.

So we decided to have at least one round.
$90 for 9 holes ??? (but it was a 'once in a life time experience'.)
Here in Ozz it costs $25 for 18 holes.
And there is no time limit.

I predict the Ravens to win Super Bowl today. ^_^

We met yet more Ozzies on the Banff Springs Golf Course.
They caught up to us, so we let them play on past us.
Check out the Golf Shoes on this chap.
We call them Thongs.

Hey! Guess what ?
I just won $800 on the TAB.
Yes the Ravens won.

This Picture is dedicated to the 49'ers.

I read on the Net that more than 1.2 billion Chicken Wings will be devoured during the Supre Bowel event in Umerica.
So dutifully, I decided I had better join in. (not sure why)
I only had one kilo/16 wing pieces to BBQ.
I haven't had so much fun since my Budgie died.

Congratulations on winning your bet, ginger! The wings look tasty, and I bet there was more meat on them than on your old budgie, probably even more than on my old cat.

If you shop for footwear in Canada, you need to know that "thongs" are saucy knickers here. I was having trouble with my computer yesterday - it refused to show any pictures - so when you said you had posted a golfer wearing "thongs" I had the totally wrong mental image.

This particular day the 'smooth water Gods' were not on my side.
So I could not get a decent reflection in the water.
You know I go to bed at night dreaming about Scenes like this.
That is part of the tour group on the near right bank.

June! You have asked me before if I took any Bird Pictures.
And yes, I did take a couple.
But I felt they were not worthy because they are slightly out of focus.
The drip of water on this Birds beak is out of focus.
So I have not shown it here on DG before.

Oh definitely, the drip of water ruins it! LOL. How close were you to the eagle when you took the pic - it looks as if it was sitting on your knee.

He was about 10 feet away.
In this Picture he looks like he is wearing a Judges Wig.
I don't know why they call him 'Bald' ?
He has more hair/feathers than most of my friends or people I know. ^_^

I have wondered about the name too. Maybe the early settlers had bad eyesight and thought they were seeing a vulture?

Now then, you obviously haven't mastered the art of bird photography. My dear husband has explained to me many times that the correct method is to scare the bird into flying off, and when it perches about a mile away, you take a picture in which the bird is visible only as a brown dot. Then you tell everyone what a rare specimen it was, if only they could see the plumage, etc.

I've never thought of doing it that way June. ^_^

But talking of Vultures, I got one of them as well.

Hey June,
I have one of those Pictures your DH says is the perfect Bird picture.
I wonder if this is a Buoy or a Girl ?

I think it's a buoy, and it's name is Bob.

Are those seals, draped over the base?

Not sure June what they are.
We were just heading out of Vancouver Harbour under the Lions Bridge towards the Alaskan Glacier fields.
We would have been 500 feet away from the Buoy.

This Squirrel was quite friendly at Tunnel Mountain and he wanted nuts.

We only had a bag of 'scroggin'. (‘Scrogen’)
So that is what he was fed on.

He's adorable! You have to be careful feeding the wildlife, though, as I discovered on a trip to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (in Colorado?). When I ran out of crumbs, the cute little ground squirrel tried to eat the edge of my shoe.

Just as well you weren't wearing thongs. ^_^
The Australian kind that is.
He might have had a nibble on your bare toes.