October 9

An unexpected 2" of snow when we got up this morning but the snowfall did stop about 10 am.

A busy day indeed starting with John, Gerald and I having breakfast at the hotel.  Then we went to the local field house and got a chance to see a group of five year olds learning how to play hockey.  Too, too cute!!

We were off to Okotoks to the field house there  which was very quiet but a most impressive place!  Massive!  With a mile walking track around the second floor.

View from the 2nd floor of the Okotoks Field House

A bubble soccer (child gets inside and then plays soccer)

A stop at the Black Diamond Gallery on our drive northeast and then lunch in Bragg Creek.  After getting back it was time for a nap.

Black Diamond Gallery which features hand-carved wooden products as well as hand made kites

An interesting bookstore in Bragg Creek

John and I starting our morning walk

October 8

Quiet day today.   After breakfast at the hotel John and I went back to his place where we waited for Gerald to arrive.  I started tracking Gerald's flight on my computer when I woke up so was able to show John what that looked like.   Always get a big kick out of watching that little plane come across the country.

His flight landed at 10 am so by the time he drove to High River,  checked into the hotel and came to John's it was about noon.  

After some visiting we went out for lunch and then drove up to Okotoks and through the countryside.   It was then time for a nap, after which Gerald and I went back to John and Diane's for dinner.

I've been lax today in taking photos but did take one of my lunch and finally remembered at the end of the day.

A club sandwich with fries and gravy.  Ummmmm the gravy was to die for!

Gerald, John and Diane after dinner

My pathetic attempt at a selfie!  Need lots of practice.

October 7

Woke up to overcast skies and quite cool.  We heard at checkout that snow flurries were happening in High River which gave me some pause ....

Took a couple of hours to get to High River and yes, the further north we went the more snow flurries there were.  There was actually a fair amount of snow on the ground when we got there.

We just took it easy this afternoon and had dinner at my hotel.  My brother Gerald arrives tomorrow from Halifax.

About halfway to High River

Check-in entrance to my hotel

John & Diane's front yard

October 6

Got off to a good start on this last leg until the train stopped about 6:30 am and didn't move until 11:30 am.  All we heard was that there was an "incident" farther up the tracks.   Very frustrating.   I was supposed to arrive in Shelby at 11:30 and instead arrived at 5:30 pm. Then we were off to the border and onto Lethbridge where we had a hotel booked, an easy hour and a half drive.

Nice to go through Glacier National Park and relive our drives through over the years.   There was a smattering of snow at the peak.

Heading to the summit

East Glacier stop

At the Canadian border 

October 5

Woke up to a beautiful sunrise just outside Klamath Falls.  Spectacular!

Today was the trip through the mountains where we had some snow flurries and then rain and drizzle the rest of the day.   The fall colors starting to come out were very pretty.  We even got to Portland 25 minutes early!   However,  it's raining cats and dogs in Portland.

A sad day as we've just learned our brother in law Ed from Malibu passed away today. 

October 4

And I'm off!   Just realized yesterday that Monday October 10 is Canadian Thanksgiving!  The last time I celebrated that was 34 years ago!   Amazing!

Horseshoe Curve outside SLO where you can see both the front and back of the train at the same time.