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I stopped briefly in Banff but it was way to touristy for me so I
continued up to Lake Louise I had hoped to get a picture of the famous
chalet in Lake Louise but you have to be a guest to get where you can get
a good shot. I did get a can of bug spray with deet. The really funny
thing is so far I hadn't been bothered by one bug but the next time I got
out of the car they were all over me. I wasn't using the stuff yet but I
think the bugs knew I had it and were out to get me LOL. Driving up hwy
93 (the Icefields Parkway) was amazing. dramatic mountains like Glacier park but it went on for
hours. I stopped and ate dinner at the top of the pass where Banff park
ends and Jasper begins at 10pm while watching the sunset. I was hoping to
make it to a camp ground in Jasper for the night and I almost gave up
because the Elk were so thick the last 30 min or so and it was getting
very dark. I made it to the campground. When I checked in the girl at the
booth warned me that there had been 3 black bears in camp and many elk
that are calving (which makes them very dangerous). I parked and headed
for the showers, Now it's pitch dark but I can see the shower house from
my camp site and I have this really good sense of direction, and I had
just driven past the place so I set out down the road (avoiding the woods
incase of elk or bear) and you guessed it. I got lost bigger than... well
lets just say I was lost! in the pitch black with no flash light, I
could see the place right? I didn't need a flash light? well I found my
way back and guess how I found my way back. it is soooooo city! I beeped
my car alarm. not once but twice at 12:30 am. I am sure everyone in camp
loved me. I got my bearings and a flash light, a shower and went to bed.
Little did I know that this was the last night I would have darkness for
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