St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park in the morning, Immigration Canada, and Banff - the gateway to the Canadian Rockies

USA just below the Canadian border in Glacier National Park in a quiet camping trip in the morning to hit 12 days. Fortunately, last night the bear did not come to our tent ... ^ ^

Today is finally driving a car in Canada to enter the day - in the morning light before leaving this wonderful park under that rock down the mountain in the St. Mary's went to the lake again.

The landscape of this wonderful lake movie Tom Hanks in three and a half years to run across the American continent under the recall briefly appeared in the scene with the monologue.

"Like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny. It looks like there were two skies, one on top of the other." We did not go down to the lake saw two Forrest Gump could not see the sky, the St. Mary's (St. Mary) is a morning landscape of the lake remain in my memory seems to be thinking, and now the car border drove.

Glacier National Park in the United States [A] in Canada Banff National Park [B] as shown on the map by Calgary beyond about 5 hours away. Along U.S. Route 89 just a little north of the open grasslands the border, the United States and Canada. (Click here for Google map)

Seems to symbolize the friendship of the two countries both Indian steel plate sculptures were erected near the border, rusty iron plate with the other's flag flagpole took renovate yes it is a little torn not concord.

"(Now you) have to leave the United States ..."

President and customs station on the left side of the building on the border of Canada is seen. Drove the first car to cross the border ... strange excitement and tension

Passport to get to the car pass in the state, "What are you doing here? How could you?" Asks. Is loaded into wanted to know look, the answer was compliant with ramrod posture ^ ^ important question is "Does anyone know whether in Canada?" Which people know whether they'll ask you to look at the present, the lift that you heard from Jim inspection. So, my answer is, "Nobody (Nobody)!" But this time, deep in the trunk of my sister who lives in Vancouver, 12 bottles of soju is brought home to give it was ^ ^

Thus, the land of my family to Canada for the first time, was not wheels. Alberta, Canada (Alberta) welcome signs begin to care, and now the speed of road signs from miles (mile), not in kilometers (km), such as the need to tell a lot of people who cross the border in turn signs be erected. However, nothing of vast grasslands and the changing landscape of the United States or Canada, it was not.

Bikes with us for some time with a trip to the continent, especially in the United States ... grandfather in the 'tricycle motorcycle' was a masterpiece ^ ^

Calgary oil and put in the city and after a while mess again Canada Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway 1) to take such a wonderful toll west (?) Is out. However, not a highway toll National Park is where to get admission.

From here, Canada's first national park, Banff has started to inform a national park. In Canada, the Rocky Mountains, passing east-west crossing of the roads in most parts, which is designated as a national park, the car has just passed the entrance to the National Park to have to of course. But, like the tourists we are one day per car to $ 19.6 in the national park fee multiplied by the number of days to buy a ticket out.

Most of the national parks in the United States $ 20 a week, and annual passes are $ 80, but Canada is not one day a week, and annual passes are $ 19.6 1 $ 136.4 and one is about 7 times. This date is calculated under the plan is the National Park of Canada really did not like. Tickets are attached to the windshield should a chapter, Lake Louise Icefields Parkway entrance and parking Tickets are available the day of the beginning of the park staff checked whether. (Elsewhere also let us know if there is a wind inspection)

Who pay admission to the top of the back of the brochure which National Park, Canadian Rockies booklet shown here a description of the seven National Parks are all fit. East of the Rocky Mountains in Jasper, Banff, Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta and the rest of Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, Mount Revelstoke belongs to the National Park, British Columbia.

Moving on admission yet figured out a nice little rocky start to appear in front of the mountains. Here, turn right before entering town of Banff, the Indian word for "lake of the soul (Water of the Spirits) 'means the Minnewanka Lake is thought to be more wonderful lakes forward pass because I know that many see-

Canadian Rockies and the gateway to Banff National Park, the largest city in (Banff) had finally arrived.

Our U.S. / Canada trip across the West on the 30th was the most expensive accommodation in Banff Park Lodge to unpack went to tour the city.