What a glorious day, made all the more special by the presence of our friend, Jacqueline, who is out visiting her folks for Christmas (Jak hiked with us for several months this year before moving back to the centre of the Universe). We set out to some cold temps and light flurries in Calgary, which quickly turned to warmer temps and clear sky the closer we got to Banff. The ice in the canyon is new, and there are plenty of areas where things are not completely frozen over yet. The lower and upper falls have yet to accumulate their most impressive depths of ice, but everything was very pretty and magical nonetheless (look for canyon trips in January and February when I think the canyon will be at its most picturesque). We all got a good giggle near the end of the trip when Ben, decked out in his woolen overcoat and Russian fur hat, was accosted by a woman to get her picture taken with him.
-- Rhonda
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