Travelog for: Sweetsy

Hi Mum,

Today we headed into the heart of the dolomites , where early in the morning we were welcomed by pouring rain , and as we left the parking lot there were limited signs of improvement.



Still, we started walking up a narrow valley and when we came out of the trees things got better . We were following a very nice trail...



...with lovely peaks surrounding us all the time .



As we gained elevation, the view improved further...



...and we eventually saw the highest point of our day, a narrow pass at the top of the valley.



Once we got up there we saw a plateau that apparently we had to cross...



...and more mountains around us .



A few hours later , we were looking at the same plateau from the opposite side...



...before diving down this wonderful valley and go back to the car, where we arrived just in minutes before the rain came back, perfect timing .

Hi Mum,

I’m back in Canada ! Alas, the holiday ended soon , but when we arrived in Calgary we found a surprise: an envelope that looked like there was a new guest inside .



And yes, there was actually a new guest , Shooga, a nice TV from Germany and she brought a wonderful card with her .



But today it was also goodbye time as we wished a safe trip to Melek who jumped in his envelope and started travelling to his next host.

Hi Mum,

Today the weather didn’t look too good, but it was actually quite warm, so we headed to the mountains for a little hike...hoping not to get drenched by rain . The first part of the day wasn’t too exciting, until we started to see something between the trees.




Eventually we reached a ridge were the view was much better : we had some nice rock walls in front of us...



...and could see the Bow valley far in the distance.



We asked sammino if that peak was our destination, but he told us that it was just a little hump along the ridge .



On the way we got distracted looking at the many flowers, we really like these little ones .



At last we reached the top where the view was a bit of a disappointment .



It was so foggy that the only thing we could barely see was the ridge that we had just walked up from.



Interesting enough, despite the elevation, it was full of mosquitoes...and fairly vicious ones too. So we hastily found cover in the bag and left the blood thirsty bugs to feast on smaug .

Hi Mum,

For once the weather was gorgeous during the weekend so, of course, we headed to the mountains. After a bit of walking we reached our first view point, where we had the side of Mt. Glasgow just in front of us .



From here our path followed this nice valley...



...that soon became very wide.



This place looked somehow familiar , and sammino pointed out that we have been here a couple of months ago when the deep snow thwarted our attempt to hike up Mt. Fullerton over there.



From here the valley started getting narrower...



...and then even narrower and narrower . But the view improved: we had a good look at the back of Mt. Fullerton...



...and some glimpses of the top of Mt. Howard.



Eventually we reached a nice little cirque where we had a great view...



...and could also see the headwater of the creek that we followed the whole day, with Mt. Howard slopes on he right.



As we were ready to start heading home sammino told us that we were going to be bold and push for the summit of Mt. Howard. We were not that convinced about this being bold business , but once we reached the top the view was wonderful in every direction .





What a day !

Hi Mum,

Today was a big farewell day as we all gathered together to say goodbye and wish a safe journey to Elisa, Tatanka and Tucker who are all moving into new adventures .

Hi Mum,

Today the weather was gorgeous, so we headed deep into in the mountains . We actually left fairly early and slept comfortably in smaug’s bag until he woke us up (rather abruptly ) and told us that it was time to take some photos. So we came out and found ourselves on some sort of slope with a nice view on the opposite side of the valley .




Still we got a bit concerned as our presumed destination seemed a touch out of reach.



But we went on and, as we gained elevation, we started seeing Peyto Lake in front of us...



...and Bow Lake far in the south...it looked like this mountain was actually going to live up to its name .



And the summit didn’t look that far anymore.



Eventualy we got to the top and the view was spectacular . We could see Bow Lake and the Wapta Icefields in the south,...



...Peyto Lake just below us...



...and the valley heading north to Saskatchewan Crossing.



At this point, disappointingly, sammino told us that we had just reached a false summit and that the true summit was at the end of that ridge.



So we moved on and reached the real top, where the view was still good, but probably not as good as before .



But it was a nice sheltered place for lunch .



While eating we checked our daily progresses and noticed we were well above 3000 m, so we asked sammino if we were going to need oxygen masks , but he said that we were likely going to survive without them.



Eventually it was time to go back, but we took a final photo of our “conquest” before jumping in the car.



What a day !

Hi Mum,

Today the weather wasn’t really nice, but still it was warm enough to go out for a short hike...hoping not to get pelted with rain .  After some time between trees we started having a nice view of the Elbow valley in the east...



....and west .



Later we found a nice view spot along the ridge that we were following.



Eventually we reached the highest spot on the ridge, from where the clouds in all directions seemed to be getting darker and darker ...




...so we decided to hastily move back to the car .

Hi Mum,

Today I said goodbye to all my friends here in Calgary and got ready to travel home .



Before I jumped in my envelope sammino gave me a big hug and wished me a safe journey .



See you soon !

Hey,

today BlackCat had a friend over and they wanted to carve pumpkins. So we joined them at the fun event.


That's BlackCats pumpkin. We called it Jill!


We got this out of the pumpkin...it was not really a nice view.


Seeds


They had to stay at the heating for a while.


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.


They are ready. Left is BlackCats, right is the one of her friend.


Don't they look nice?

Love,
Sweetsy


Add on the 20th October: We had to throw Jill away. She was smelling not really nice and her color changed...byebye Jill!