Look at those mountains, aren't they boomers?

The photos cant capture the whole scene of course, when driving through the Rockies...you are in constant awe! Words like, magnificent, splendid and majestic come to mind ;p in the words of Mike, they are "boomers" for sure!

The Bow Valley, as seen from Mt Sulphur (Banff gondola)

Lesa and I, Rundle and Hercules

sleigh ride in Banff, the bow valley with Mt. Rundle

in Canmore

Banff village (with Cascade mountain)

some random frozen waterfall!

The icefields

on the road to Banff

This is just one photo of hundreds that I took from the car through the Rockies, from Jasper to Banff (about 5 hours).

Athabasca falls

Athabasca falls

Jasper village

the elk were'nt to bothered about people or trains!

'Downtown' Jasper,

Lesa and I buzzed out when we saw that there was a herd of wild elk hanging out on the railway lines, just across the street from our hotel.

In Jasper National park, groovy baby

On the road to the Rockies!

Final exam:- good times with the gals in BIOL364!

Do I have to go outside?

How to chill drinks fast

all the lovely xmas paraphenalia!

This seems so much more fitting then Christmas in NZ, what with today being a high of -12 and a refreshing low of -23, and snow on the ground...Christmas finally makes sense!
You know its cold when your eyes hurt, your fingers go numb with two pairs of gloves on, and the snot in your nostrels freezes ;p I even shovelled the snow of the footpath, but I didn't quite finish the job, coz I felt a little hypothermic.

Christmas time...

it was a B-E-utiful mornin, but a little chilly ;p

thats sme..

O Canada!

This morning, Lesa and I woke early (Sat).. and did a photography mission... we were quite pleased with the results! The sunrise gave that brilliant orange glow, which made the Edmonton Legislature building look really majestic. Then we went to Tim Hortons for breakie (doughnuts and BLTS = Good). :)

very splendid indeed!

The Legislature building ;- sunrise

morning skyline over the river valley

Sunday morning...oh gee, it must be winter?

groat road

and Halloween wins the Gold for tacky...

love the skulls...

Lets go road trippin!

Lesa, her sister Suzi and her girls Cassandra and Kiera; on the La Crete ferry

Apparently this is moose country...

Sunset over the La Crete river

Mmmmm Thanksgiving dinner

a nice beaver dam (north Alberta)

Bambi posed nicely, on the side of the road

The buffalo on the Praire

"its my birthday, and I'll run around a corn maze in the dark with no torch if I want to.."

My 24th birthday ;p with the crazy flatmates.

They have these big spiders in Edmonton...

Actually this was my first birthday present from Shannon and Jeremy.
This guy was inspired by a story I told them of how in Motueka there used to be the big trapdoor spiders which would always end up floating in the school swimming pool.

Shannon and Jeremy

Jeremy is my flatmate, and Shannon is his girlfriend :)

Saturday Activity:- walkathon

This is the first shot I have got of Lesa, she is there with the green jacket...she's a little camera shy!

Raised enough to build 8 houses in the Phillipenes!

Nice chariot Ps. Doug!

The River Valley...awww pretty :)

Labour Weekend, lets feed the ducks and geese!

Word of Faith

The fella in the middle has a purdy voice.