The Canadian Rockies are absolutely stunning: The drive from Jasper down to Banff passes through mountains, glaciers, colorful rocks and lakes, meadows exploding with wildflowers, and wildlife.
Lake Louise |
Icefields Parkway |
Bow Lake |
This flower grows like a weed, especially in areas recently cleared by fire. What could it be called? |
Not just rocks -- marmots! |
Moraine Lake |
Taken from inside the car! |
Wheelchair placard -- yet notice the raised entry and loose gravel |
In the parks, most outhouses sat on 3-6 inch high concrete pads, but had no ramps to get up. Many were surrounded by loose gravel, which devoured most wheelchairs. Sometimes there was even a step up from the concrete pad to the outhouse itself. Many of the outhouses were too small to fit a wheelchair anyway. And seldom was an outhouse fitted with any grab bars. Finding a truly accessible outhouse was a rare occurrence, and I often planned my day around outhouse possibilities.
Hikers at Edith Cavell Glacier |
(Planning ahead would have been good) |
Turning obstacles into adventures: "Walk-in" camping with a wheelchair and wheelchair -sized camping equipment (that's our tent)! |
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