The Canadian Rockies 2023

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Banff is my new home away from home. Instead of Harrison hotsprings. Just checking in for the first time since 2016

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Went for an evening stroll last night

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[DrWilly]

Looks good.

[david44]

What powers all the lamps Alberta Oil, gas, hydro, nuclear or coal, tarsands?

[Norton]

The Canadian Rockies 2023

Dad worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway back in the 40s and 50s. As such he got a free family pass which we used every year to go for a holiday to Lake Louise. Have fond memories of the trip and stay. Since then I have traveled the world but have yet to find a sight which surpasses the Canadian rockies while seated in the dome car on the train.

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Dad worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway back in the 40s and 50s. As such he got a free family pass which we used every year to go for a holiday to Lake Louise. Have fond memories of the trip and stay. Since then I have traveled the world but have yet to find a sight which surpasses the Canadian rockies while seated in the dome car on the train.

So you were here in the 50's eh. I sometimes wonder how ppl fared in the cold back then. Old beaters with iced up carburators on the side of the road must have been a common sight. Jelled up fuel. Or ppl trying to get by with bald bias ply summer tires sliding everywhere. Ppl smoking indoors everywhere.

Is that how it was ?

We might drive down to lake Louise tomorrow

[Norton]

So you were here in the 50's eh. I sometimes wonder how ppl fared in the cold back then. Old beaters with iced up carburators on the side of the road must have been a common sight. Jelled up fuel. Or ppl trying to get by with bald bias ply summer tires sliding everywhere. Ppl smoking indoors everywhere.

Is that how it was ?

We might drive down to lake Louise tomorrow

We always went in August so no snow, ice or blizzards.
Smoking was allowed everywhere.
Nary a trace of vegitarian, gluton free, low cholesterol et al food.
99.9% of tourists were white Canucks.
Political correctness didn't really exist.
A much different world than we all live in now.

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What's this old beast ?

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Looking down main street

[Edmond]

Lovely.

It definitely looks fresh. Bottle the air and sell it on the darkweb.



^ You gonna climb to the top of that?

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Lovely.

It definitely looks fresh. Bottle the air and sell it on the darkweb.



^ You gonna climb to the top of that?

Me and a friend climbed the one across from it in 2013 in the summer. Cascade mt. Some spots were fairly steep. It was 3 and a half hours one way i think. I'm not sure how hikeable the one in the pic is

[pickel]

What's this old beast ?

Toyota Land Cruiser.

[david44]

Nice pictures well don

Hard to see under teh snow but looks lie one of teh old Land Rover "Defenders' we used to have c 1980?

[BLD]

What's this old beast ?

It's a Suzuki Jimny

[bsnub]

looks lie one of teh old Land Rover "Defenders'

Nope.

It's a Suzuki Jimny

Nope.

Toyota Land Cruiser.

Yep. An FJ55 to be more specific.

[DrWilly]

1970's Iron Pig.

[cyrille]

19070's Iron Pig.

Umm...what?

[bsnub]

Iron Pig

Yep. They are in demand, however. Not many left around...

[malmomike77]

It's a mk111 land-rover, long wheel base. actually probably a defender looking at the black on the front grill

[prawnograph]

Nice pictures well don

Hard to see under teh snow but looks lie one of teh old Land Rover "Defenders' we used to have c 1980?

Yes it's a LandRover. No doubt.
It's no Toyota

[malmomike77]

What's this old beast ?

i'd lay money on that being an old British Army Landie, ex-BATUS, they used to sell them in country in disposal sales.

[BLD]

It's a landrover for sure. I was wondering why skiddy had never seen one looks nothing like a Jimny ffs couldn't believe skiddy hadn't seen one athere's plenty in Australia. Due to the fact there bodies aluminium. And doesn't rust. Hard to find an original one usually we just stuck Holden motors in them..

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As i was telling Edmond, i can't decide where i want to retire. Here or Pattaya.

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Old railway bridge converted to a walk way