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Banff Vacation 2007

When most people think of vacation, they think warmth, sand and. So when I decided to go on vacation last week - and to Bend, no. less - I got hit with a few blank stares when people asked where I. was heading. people's sense of the word) on vacation. to vacation was in the mountains, trudging through snow and. I'm getting used to the idea of a cold vacation. My husband and I went to Banff National Park in the Canadian. I came from a. freezing winter climate in Ohio, and about the last place I wanted. I've wanted to visit Bend since we moved to Oregon, and figured. trip this year, and we wanted to learn to snowshoe (which is. essentially hiking on snow - perfect). But I've never been the type of person to relax (in most. To me, relaxing is hiking. skeptical responses when we told people we were going there instead. why not in the winter. bundling up in a winter coat. "It's cold there," they said. Our summer will be too busy for a proper.

On Sunday, after our day of high intensity, Calgary and after stocking up groceries in the region of Mount Royal, we left the city to head towards the Rocky Mountains. He was an interesting drive on Highway 1, Highway, towards the mountain. There were some interesing looking clouds on the horizon that kept us entertain the reader and does not take us more than an hour and 15 mintues to get to Banff. We checked in at the station of Banff Rocky Mountain condominium and settled in the evening to relax after a hectic day.Yesterday, after breakfast we got up to take the road to Banff. Banff is a picturesque mountain town with many hotels, restaurants, boutiques and galleries. We drove down Banff Avenue, the main street of the city, and since I had to pick a package up at the Fairmont Banff Springs, we have briefly explored this historic building. After our exploration of very brief introduction of this impressive building, we decided to go skiing at Norquay, just 10 minutes from downtown Banff. On our first day here, we wanted to take a little easy because I'm just getting over a chest cold finger.I thought a few hours of local ski enough of an initiation in the Canadian Rockies. What we found amazing is that Norquay offers so-called "Ski & Ride on time" passes and a 2-hour ticket was only $ 29, great value. We drove up to the city on a forest road with many bends and stopped several times at different points of view to look over the Bow Valley and the town of Banff. The views of the surrounding mountains are simply beautiful. We arrived at the resort is not much later (Norquay is only 5 km from the town of Banff), and since it was a Monday, the slopes were nice and empty.Norquay elevation at the base is 1630 m (5350 ft) summit, it is 2133 meters (7000 feet). The altitude is 1650 feet and the resort features 32 tracks. About 20% of its area is oriented towards beginners, intermediate skiers 36%, 28% for the most advanced and 16% for expert skiers. According to their website, Norquay also has a terrain park which includes gap jumps, table tops, and tours for all levels of riders. We, however, decided to stick with good old skis confidence and give up jumps and tabletops .... We started with the first of four chairlifts and worked our north and I enjoyed the tracks very well maintained blue. In fact, Norquay offers a home warranty which ensures that the tracks are still in perfect condition. We flew to some of the only black diamond trails, and because of the excellent grooming there was no problem at all, even two non-specialists like us. At one point we ventured north on the trail that connects horizontally along the hill of the last execution was a double-black diamond run at the top.It was very steep, with many bumps, and very narrow, probably no more than 3 m (10 ft). It was a somewhat unfortunate choice since we hit a little by the topography, but once we did through this risky segment, the slope improved and we enjoyed our race to the bottom of the hill. Mumbai is considered the heart of India. Mumbai is one of the major cities and major commercial centers of India. Mumbai India Travel has been luring thousands of tourists every year.Some of the main attractions attractions in Mumbai India offers various Voyage Voyage as a gateway of India and the monument to commemorate the historic visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India in1911. Mumbai is considered the heart of India. Mumbai is one of the major cities and major commercial centers of India. Mumbai India Travel has been luring thousands of tourists every year. Some of the main attractions attractions in Mumbai India offers various Voyage Voyage as a gateway of India and the monument to commemorate the historic visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India in1911.While Las Vegas is known worldwide as a game show shiny and Mecca, an oasis in the desert is a place of great natural beauty. Just get away from the slot long enough to experience it. Because there is more to Las Vegas martini soaked nights wheels and Elvis impersonators, you may want to consider staying off the "Strip" and a vacation home or condo.