On to Alberta....

I did start to blog about this crazy cross country trip  and now that I'm back home I have some catching up to do. We made it through the the Midwest and then we headed north. Laura was busy working at EFY so we made our first Alberta stop with our friends David and Hazel. We spent two nights with them...but...I'll  let the  photos tell the story....and these are just a few photos....

                               heading north...here we come Canada

                                      Our sweet friends...David and Hazel

                                            the amazing view...one of many

                                             back of their home...built in the side of the mountain...

                                              end of the day

                                                 out front...one of several fountains..beautifully lit at night

wild flower gardens....

                                             our beautiful room

                                     more of the gardens...also full of vegetables which we enjoyed eating

                                               the grand gardener

                                                   early morning blues in the garden

                                                  the men reflect..............or shoot the breeze

                                                    loved the gardens

                                          down to visit the cottage in Waterton..Chris is renovating it

                                               sink created and carved by Chris

                                                                          stone shower

                                                  kitchen back splash

                                                     Cameron Falls

                                                ready to hike the Bears Hump

Part way there

                                                       view of the Lodge

                                                          Town of Waterton

                                                   at the top!!!

                                                           surrounded by amazing scenery

                                                       The Bears Hump...view from Waterton

                                         On to visit a unique farm.....

                                                                    of Water Buffalo

                                                     Bill and our interesting farmer

                                           some of Hazel's art

                                                  one of my favorites

 Chris and his family dropped in to say hello and I forgot to take a photo....so this is a photo of a photo

Clark was not in town ( he lives in Utah) but I couldn't leave him out ( he has three children now)

So that's our first few days in Alberta. We had some lovely chats and remembering of years of friendship. Hazel and Dave remember many from Halifax ( having lived here for so many years) They send their hellos and love!! It was great to see them!

Next post...our visit in Calgary