Yesterday I flew from Portland to Calgary, Canada, picked up a rental car and drove 1 1/2 hrs. to Canmore, where my Airbnb is located for 6 nights. This morning I left my Airbnb at 4:15 am, drove to Emerald Lake, and hiked the 3.2 mile loop around the Lake. It’s smoky here so visibility isn’t what it typically is.

Natural Bridge was a 10 minute drive from there.

Next, I drove a little over 30 minutes to Takakkaw Falls and walked .8 miles r/t to see the falls. They are very impressive and powerful!

Then after I had driven 2/3 of the way down the two lane road back towards the main highway, traffic was stopped, so I got out and discovered that a large tour bus was stuck. It took them over 6 hours to free it. ☹️

Oh well, s*** happens. Tomorrow will be a better day.