We met Keith Brodsky and his wife, Leslie, through Amber. He told us to give him a call if we came up to Canada....so, we did! Keith and Leslie live in Banff. They are both servers at a popular restaurant. Keith owned his own sporting goods company, and not long ago, decided to retire early, move to Banff, and work hours so he could play during the day. And, take off during the slow season. Sounds like a good plan, eh? They were so generous with their time, took an entire day and showed us the beautiful country they live in. Keith told us, that in order to live in Banff, which is in a national park, you have to show proof of employment, or no deal.
We were going to hike to the teahouse at Lake Louise, but warm weather steered us over to Morraine Lake, and a 6 mile up and down to Larch Valley, which was more shaded. I was glad of that!
We stopped at a stream and had a light lunch, then went on to the view of the cirque, surrounded by peaks and glaciers, and holding a small lake.
Luna and I cool our feet.
These are larch, whose needles fall off in the winter. A deciduous evergreen!
Next stop was Yoho National Park. Here you see the Yoho River flowing with straight glacial melt.
Takaka Falls
Over the ridge lies Emerald Lake, a beautiful spot for a lodge and all its amenities.
We ended the day by having a lovely dinner at Baker Creek Inn, a really cute log restaurant with great food. We learned so much from Keith and Leslie. Leslie just finished doing the Pacific Crest Trail, and is fluent in French, having worked in Switzerland and Quebec. Keith is an avid mountain biker, road biker, hiker, skier....he works at a heli-ski lodge in the ski season. He helicopters in for 2 weeks, then is off for a week. All I can say is, "what a life!". We hope to cross their paths again.....
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