Hello friends,
I have been to Banff, Alberta Canada many times and have always seen this road called “Vermilion Lakes Rd” right before you pass the large BANFF sign entering into the town. I always thought, hmm whats down there but never went! So on a very cold day in December we decided to head down it.
It was my parents and myself in the truck slowly making our way down the road. At the beginning of this day my mom made me get in between them in the middle seat of the front of the truck… it was fun for about a whole 5 minutes until I started to cramp up! haha I am not a tall person, but I do have longer legs and bad joints so you could only imagine how sitting with your knees around your ears wold feel like!
By the time we got to this road I had transferred to the back of the truck, much more comfortable! Now this way I could shuffle around in the back seat popping out of any window I pleased. In this fancy truck of my dads the back windows rolled down too, which was very convenient for getting shots!
So most of the lake was frozen , but as we would drive along we found a few “natural hot springs” where the water was open. I thought these were so cool, even though I have learned all about them in school haha everything about nature still amazes me! In these springs too there were little duckies! So cute!
He looked so out of place though with all the snow around him! It was like his flock left him behind π¦
Now, the road wasn’t too narrow, but also wasn’t very wide with the amount of snow on the “shoulders”. It was quite comfortable when you were the only vehicle on it, and got a wee bit tight once there was one coming the other direction, which really I think there was only one or two.
As we kept driving we came across this massive natural hot spring! I don’t know if the picture does it justice. We could literally see the steam coming off of it.
It froze all the shrubs that bordered the waters edge.
I love the look of crisp frozen vegetation. I guess this is one of the perks of living in a place where it can get so cold!
Now, these next pictures come with a story! haha so I don’t know if you know this, but as people age they become a bit … well entertaining to say the least. (love you parents hahah π ) So my mom has always loved cattails. Every time when we drove across Canada in the summer when I was younger, heading back home to Ontario, I always remember her making my dad stop so she could grab a few cattails.
So what do you think she did when she saw all of those! “Howard go get me a cattail!”
And out he got! haha into the -25 degree weather to go get his “lovely bride” as he calls her, a cattail!
But it doesn’t stop at just getting her one. It needs to be absolutely perfect. So as you can see, he is inspecting them before he made a decision on which one to bring back! Because he knew that if it wasn’t good enough, he would be back out there.
He couldn’t decide on one, so he came back with multiple … smart man.
I nag my parents a lot, but they are he best people to go on a day drive with and find these cool places to take pictures of β€
And with that another post comes to an end. Have any of you ever seen natural hot springs in the winter? Or better yet been to any?! I love the natural hot springs π
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Until next time,
xoxo
Aaaw it is so sweet that your dad will trek out over the snow to fetch cat tails for your mum!
I can’t wait to explore Banff. I’ll try to remember to turn off and peek down this road when we eventually make it there!!
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Youβll have a great time!
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I am laughing so hard right now, I can’t see through my tears. π
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Good π
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Your mom has your dad well trained! Lol I actually like travelling with my parents too, despite the βentertainmentβ they now provideπ€£
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Yes she does! π
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It’s so beautiful! I’ll have to go there when I go to Banff next weekend π
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Definitely worth the little half hour detour! βΊοΈ
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Oh my gosh, your photos are beautiful! And your Dad is a trooper to go out in the frozen snow for your Mom.
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Thanks! And yes he sure is βΊοΈ
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What a great article and so inspiring!
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Thanks!
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Wow your blog is amazing!
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