Monday, May 18, 2009

Random thoughts

Traveling in Canada for a week has brought us many wonderful sights to remember. Mountains through the Canadian Rockies are magnificent. The Grand Canyon is called "upside down mountains" by Native Americans. I couldn't help but wonder when I saw the Canadian Rockies, if you could grab the mountains, flip them upside down and fit them down into the Canyon for a perfect puzzle fit.
We were able to see a grizzly bear, four black bears, countless deer, a moose and a few elk.
One highlight of the trip was a visit to an ancient forest. Giant cedar trees estimated to be between 1,500 to 2,000 years old. The largest seen by one of our group was 16ft. in diameter. We had to hike to them through snow that was knee to waist deep in places.