Canada continued

Day 4 started with rain. The rain stopped by the time we loaded up to head over to Banff. Banff is in Banff Park which was east of Kootenay Park from our lodging. Guess, I hadn't looked a map closely. Turns out no one in Banff owns the land, they lease it for the park system.

When we entered Kootenay Park, I got a pleasant surprise. In Canada a day pass for a national park is good for all of the national parks. I assumed we would have to buy two passes. Starting out, there were clouds around the peaks. When we could see the tops there was a light dusting of snow on the top of the peaks.
Our visit to Banff started with a stop at a gift shop. We then went past the recommended restaurant and decided the parking was taken. Dad proceed to drive down a street while I tried to find restaurants in my guide and locate where we were. As usual, locating items while moving didn't work well. We ended up back tracking to a Chilis. I saw the sign after we passed. We were able to park near a church.


The last planned stop in Banff, I can blame on a fellow knitter. She told me there was a Qiviut store in Banff. It is near the Sunnyside Mall, about 1.5 blocks away along a street that was under construction. Walking in uneven gravel was a bit tough and wore Mom out. The employees at Jacques Cartier Clothier are very nice. After we made our purchase, we we let out by the back door so Mom could walk on pavement back to the car. Pictures of my yarn purchases will be featured in a future post. Yes, some qiviuk followed me home. We did fondle a few sweaters and scarves while in the store. Definitely worth doing if you get the chance.

Since we were parked across from Canada House, an art gallery for Canadian artists, Dad and I toured it. The themes were mostly outdoors and gorgeous. Beautiful carved rock animals and oil paints were every where. I am sure the gallery employees realized we weren't planning to buy anything, yet they were friendly.

By the time, we headed back, it was mostly sunny. Which provide a lovely contrast to our trip over.