I have forgotten to even speak about the First Nations. My first reaction was what a dignified title for the native canadians. I don't have a great deal of information yet but will be going off to their museum tomorrow morning before I go out trail riding( maybe). Have a loook at the images through this hyperlink and find out what you can about the CAnadian Indians.

I also wanted to write in about going to Lake Louise yesterday. Lake Louise is a glacial lake , situated about 20 minutes from Banff. It is a brilliant blue in colour, caused by suspended rock "flour" or fragments. This rock flour reflects the blue and green light, hence the colour of the water. It is quite a large lake , visited by thousands of people. I can't believe how many people collide during a tourist visit. At one end of the lake is this huge monument to capitalist greed - the Fairmont Hotel , built to entice the wealthy to this area. How such a thing ruins this wonderful natural environment.
Afterwards we went on to Moraine Lake and this , due to the fact that it had not been desecrated by greed, waas wonderful. The lake was ended by a terminal morraine - a huge p[ile of rock which was dumped by the retreating glacier about 16000 years ago. When I climbed to the top , it was possible to view the whole valley , and to place the wonder of this lake in a context of eons of time. Viewing the erosion across the rock walls, seeing the scratches of the glacier as it wended its ponderous way across the rock surface- this is truly amazing. I am inspired to start up my geological studies again after this.
After walking thousands of kilometres around the lakes and over rocky terrain , I felt it was time to rest my weary self, so after a little rest - out to the Magpie and something or the other for an evening of mex food complete with the hottest jalopenos ever, washed down with a few sangrias!
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