Today started very early again and a bit dreary with low
clouds. Fortunately it cleared up reasonably
early and we had beautiful clear blue skies most of the day.
We had rode through some farmland
We followed six rivers as made our way east to Banff.
One of the rivers had a large number of logs in it, being stored or moved, we weren't sure.
We also passed a number of lakes...
and a waterfall (the trained also slowed for this so that we had a better chance to get a picture.
Along the way we passed Doris waving to the train. She does this each time it goes by. How does she know when the train is approaching? Her dog barks, but only for the Rocky Mountaineer. Three years ago Doris and her husband were given tickets to ride the train. The company flew the to Vancouver and upgraded them to gold status. Some of the off-duty crew drove to her home, stood on the porch and waved to the train-and Doris. She was thrilled!
The train slowed as we went through Craigellachi, where the last spike was laid for the Canadian Pacific Rail Line.
The higher we went the more mountains we saw, many with snow.
The closer we got to Banff the more spectacular became the lakes and snow covered mountains.
Some passengers were dropped of at the train station in Lake Louise. They said that this train station was the one used in the film Dr. Zivago. It looked pretty much like it had in the movie but we were too close to get a picture.
They slowed down again so that we could photograph the marker at the Continental Divide.
At this point the snow was getting much thicker, making for a winter wonderland.
We saw a herd of elk just prior to arrival i Banff but it was too dark to get any pictures.
When we arrived at Banff we were met at the train by a representative from our hotel who gave us our room keys. Our luggage was waiting for us in our rooms.
We had dinner in the lounge and then called it a night.
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More photos from the Rocky Mountaineer
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We also passed a number of lakes...
and a waterfall (the trained also slowed for this so that we had a better chance to get a picture.
Along the way we passed Doris waving to the train. She does this each time it goes by. How does she know when the train is approaching? Her dog barks, but only for the Rocky Mountaineer. Three years ago Doris and her husband were given tickets to ride the train. The company flew the to Vancouver and upgraded them to gold status. Some of the off-duty crew drove to her home, stood on the porch and waved to the train-and Doris. She was thrilled!
The train slowed as we went through Craigellachi, where the last spike was laid for the Canadian Pacific Rail Line.
Some passengers were dropped of at the train station in Lake Louise. They said that this train station was the one used in the film Dr. Zivago. It looked pretty much like it had in the movie but we were too close to get a picture.
They slowed down again so that we could photograph the marker at the Continental Divide.
At this point the snow was getting much thicker, making for a winter wonderland.
We saw a herd of elk just prior to arrival i Banff but it was too dark to get any pictures.
When we arrived at Banff we were met at the train by a representative from our hotel who gave us our room keys. Our luggage was waiting for us in our rooms.
We had dinner in the lounge and then called it a night.
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More photos from the Rocky Mountaineer
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