We left Banff and headed down towards Calgary on the scenic 1A rather than the main highway. We were soon rewarded with a sighting of Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep above us on a ridge.
We drove on and through Calgary admiring the modern city and its architecture and stopped at the small town of Nanton for lunch and a visit to the Nanton Air Museum.
Robert in a Snowbird.
The Museum is near where the Canadian Bomber Command was stationed at High River during WWII
We drove on to our destination of Beaver Mines. So far we had not found anyone in Canada who had heard of the place.
The B&B was great,we relaxed with no wifi and we didn't turn on the old TV.
We did have a great meal that we prepared ourselves and a nice bottle of wine and some Calgary beer. We also relaxed in the hot tub. We were the only guests! The next morning the hosts prepared a gourmet breakfast for us.
We also went on a bear hunt! The owner had seen a bear along this path yesterday. Today, lucky for the bear...or us, there were no bears to be seen. We did see deer darting off into the bush.
We can highly recommend the Metropolis of Beaver Mines to International travellers.
2 comments:
Beaver Mines sounds absolutely delightful! Often the tiny places are the best.
It does sound delightful.
I wonder how many beavers they dig out of the ground there.
- Amanda xo
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