The Canadian Rockies with my Bro

We have made it to Toronto and are settling in. Today is John’s first day of events at the university – orientation! More about Toronto will come as we have thoughts/experiences to share, but for now I’m just going to try to catch up with blogging about the last month.

My brother Rob joined us in Langley right before we started the move. While I worked, John & Rob hiked the Chief. Check out who they visited!

It was my great pleasure to take him & John to Kobe’s Steakhouse for their recent graduations.

The food was delicious and the chefs were entertaining.

After driving for a day, we spent time camping and hiking in Glacier National Park (in BC, not Montana!), Yoho National Park (in BC), and Banff National Park (in AB). They are all located close to each other – really, it’s an amazing area of the world. We traveled through or next to mountains from when we left Langley to until we left Banff. It was incredible; the mountains surrounded us for eleven hours and then all of a sudden, they were absolutely 100% gone.

Natural Bridge in Yoho - Can you see Rob and me?

At Emerald Lake

John was clearly on vacation!

The men took a swim in the glacial Ross Lake. It was cold! The bottom was

surprisingly muddy and hard to walk on without falling in.

Takakkaw Falls in Yoho

Hike at Lake Louise

Plain of Six Glaciers

Lake Agnes

The three of us

Yes, this tree is growing UPSIDE DOWN!

Rob in Johnstone Canyon

Banff National Park

Then it was another day of driving to Billings, Montana, where

we visited John’s cousin Kaylie and her son Sullivan.

One more day of driving and the trip was complete – at least that leg...