EDITH CAVELL 我们近距离的看冰川。融化的一部分是湖，冰川从山上下来，一点一点融为水。冰川的融化， 冰川的消失，是现实，我们目睹着这个进行。冰川融后的山谷，很难长其他的植物，只有松树的幼苗悄悄的开始新的一轮树和冰川的争斗。
Edith Cavell.
A lot of most beautiful moments we saw were when we were driving. We could not photo them, we could only take it with us by remembering. When we were in Canadian Rockies area, we were like being soaked into the massive sense of beauty of nature. We were living in it, they are the air, the breeze, the sky and the mountains. I don't think I was impressed by its famous glacial lakes, they are too icy for me, instead I was taken by its overall grandness. Malign Canyon remains my favorite.
去了ICEFIELD冰川开拓号之游。贵，不值。一台奇慢的车拖着一车人到冰川站１５分钟。 我们嘉诗泊的第一站，MALIGN（神秘）谷就是我最喜欢的地方。请看照片。 晚上回旅馆的路上还遇见黑熊一家三口。
I liked its info board a lot too. "Trapped and spinning under water's direction, particles of sand, silt and gravel carve like a diamond drill. The river took thousands of years to drill the potholes now suspended on the canyon walls. The pothols you see forming today will one day be suspended on the walls of an even deeper canyon."
一天里最印象深刻的是EMERALD湖。比LOUISE大。我们绕湖一周。３。２英里。一边是干，热，草枯叶黄，太阳晒着一切，只有松树是绿的。我们拍着蜘蛛网，和艳红的叶子，顶着太阳，没有太多的好心情。直到我们到达湖底，景色大变。我们走进了树林，湿润的空气，绿的草，绿的树，绿的苔藓。这是湖的另一面。因为太阳光，湖的两边是全然不一样的环境，不同的植物生长在两边。一边阴，一边阳。我们的相机不能完全描述两边的差别。
早晨清冷，天阴着。湖面平静，大名鼎鼎的路易思湖，映着包围她的雪山，水是微微的蓝绿之间。五颜六色的小划船息在船屋前。游人的多让我们吃惊，相机的闪光灯在湖的对岸时起彼伏，好象很多是日本人。
然后是AGNES湖，要爬３。４公里。有的地方很陡，苦尽甘来，爬完之后可以喝茶。一座木材的茶馆临湖而立。湖很小。茶也一般。景色一流。充分享受小茶馆，读完了我在读的一本书。而晓楠拍照，之之不倦。
Trail to lake Agnes, 3.4 km. evalation gain 1312 feets. It was tough! Part of it is very steep. Well, at the end of trail, it rewarded us with the tea house along with lake Anges. I thoroughly enjoyed the tea house, spent more than two hours here. Finished the "west in the night", the final a few chapters. We had hummus sandwich, peppermint tea, and hot chocolate for me later while waiting for xiaonan to come back from his hike up to BeeHives.
Then we headed to Bow Valley Parkway. First stop is Johnson Cannon. The air is full of water. The info says "listen to the water, feel its power and its life". Hiking up to upper fall was nice, a typical waterfall hike. Moist in the air, water running inside the creek, ferns and moss flourish on the rocks, along the creek, bird chirping in distance. Part of road is actually the suspended rail which extended from the cliff.
Back to Hwy 1, a few miles before exit 83, we had to stop and move the car to shoulder. The sun was doing its magic again, the peaks were lit up, the lagoon, the trees, the clouds, the mist (because of rain) lingering on top of the peaks, everything was just there, at that moment. Truely thankful.
清晨一大早我们就出发前往MORAINE湖。这是洛基山脉众多的雪山溶湖之一，由溶化的雪水积成。湖水泛蓝，是因为雪水从山上冲下来的时候，带了石粉，细小的粉末在水里反射太阳光，将美丽的蓝色反射到了我们的眼里。我们早上７：３０到达湖边，冻得半死。敲开湖边饭店的门，美丽的加拿大眉眉给我们开门，但没有咖啡，因为还没有开门。我们少歇片刻，去湖边散步。太冷，总觉这个大名鼎鼎的湖有点虚有其名。
等我们下山，已是午饭时分。决定去吃班芙第一流的大旅馆加饭店：FAIRMONT温泉大旅馆。它的午饭自助餐很有名的。我们大吃一顿，好吃，环境又好。
After Xiaonan agreed to have breakfast in this lodge cafe after the walk, we headed for the Larch Valley trail. It's a 1.8 mile hike, elevation gain is 1310 feet. We suppose to travel in 6 people group (this is bear area), ok, we didn't, being the early birds. It was all uphill, thus tough. When we finally reached the valley, it was worthwhile. The glacited mountains embrace the valley, there are more than 9 peaks all around. Then in the valley, the larch forest surroundes a large piece of meadow. Those larch trees have turned a brillant gold. We were the only two guests there, in the valley. Xiaona took photos. I sat on top of a log bridge and drool over the views. It was so quiet up there. The water was runing in the creek, the birds wre chirping, diffrent ones had diffrent songs. Somehow I thought I could hear the wind crossing the meadow.
When we back to lodge cafe, we missed breakfast already. So we decided to have lunch in the famouse Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. It was built first in 1888, and expanded twice in 1928 and 1999. The hotel is huge, it's a castle. We had lunch inside the hotel. The lunch buffet. The food was heavenly, salmon, beef, all so tender, even tasty bistons. The mango mouse was so delicious! $28 each.
开了５００多英里，１２小时，从温哥华，１号,５号,１号高速公路，经过班芙，到CANMORE.
下塌Bear County lodge, $49 一晚，待四个晚上。小旅馆非常干净舒服，两张大床，前台的接待生是好看的加拿大美美。我们的旅馆后面有铁轨，而"三姐妹"雪山也宁静的站在远远的天边。 CANMORE是个小镇，两条街，都是大大小小的旅馆和饭店们。已是在洛基山脉区，大雪山们拥抱着小镇，我们也习已为常，一路高速公路我们已开始饱缆洛基雪山的秀色。雪山和绿头的山交错在一起，延绵不绝，阳光的变化，时时勾画不同的景色气向。
The day was spent on driving, over 500 miles, 12 hours. When we left Vancouver in the early morning, the city was still sleepy. Mist was everywhere, along the highway. I managed to persuade Xiaonan not to stop for the photo since I worried about our 12 hour driving plan. We thought this would be common in the area. But we were wrong, that was the most beautiful morning we saw during our trip. And xiaonan only took very few photos in a hurry. Mornings in Canadian Rockies area turned out to be not that great. 
Twelve hours later, we arrived to Canmore in time. Bear County Lodge was a nice surprise. The hotel uses old country style. A fire was burning lazily in the lobby. The room was nice, has double queen beds. It's a bargain for $45 per night. We stayed here for 4 nights. When we checking out the railways at the back, the "three sisters" were welcoming us there. Then we were reminded again we were now in Canadian Rockies area. Those glacier mountains are everywhere, they hug the town, the highway and us. We have saw them several hours ago in the highway, now, we were at the heart of it, where we could see some of its best peaks and lakes. 
Dinner at Sage Bistro. It's recommend by our moon handbook. The book was quite right. Xiaonan's order Lamb Shank was so good! I ordered meatloaf as it was recommended in the book. We were seated close to window. The sun was busy coloring the sky and the mountains. We were enjoying the food and the view, and thinking this was perfect.
住在了列治文区的一个三星客栈，$95的房间小小窄窄的，居然是一张小双人床，还好只待一个晚上。下午到，立马游山玩水：选了GRANVILLE岛。沿海滩大道乱开，美丽的太平洋环抱着小岛，傍晚的太阳还很刺眼，街上人头怅动，极热闹。我们一直逛到夕阳西下，最是眼馋街边的小饭馆们，可以喝着热茶看着大海，一排一排，坐满了游客了。
After getting off the bridge, we were out of reach of my printed directions, somehow we found ourselves driving on Beach Ave. That was a good choice. One side was the bay shimmering under the 6' clock sun, one side was the busy street full of tourists and interesting cafes and shops. Parked car, a delicious mango ice cream later, we found ourselves part of street. The place felt like San Francisco, but warmer.Xiaonan and I engaged in taking photos respectively. We had different shot objects. Xiaonan was interested in ocean, the sun and sunset, the stone towers people made. 
I found sudden interest in the chairs along the beach. They were donated by people for different reasons. Some were in memories of their loved ones, some were for celebrating the 20 or 30 years of anniversary, which was donated by their children. Each chair tells a story, yet, they are still chairs, quietly being there, bathing in the sun, waiting to comfort tired legs.
Many hours later, the night fell. We headed back to Richmond. Our dinner was waiting for us in that famous restaurant "Xin Hui Hua". The dishes were good, as well as expensive. It looked like we were only guests in the house who came only in two, and who didn't know how to order. The rest of guests (many of them at 9' clock, the close time for most bay area restaurants) came most in groups, family or friends, they order those big fancy dishes. I was eating my stuff and looking at those colors of dishes flying in by waitress: the red jumbo shrimp, the white live fish, the orange "pao" fish, the colorful crab ... Paid $90, xiaonan and left the "Xin" house with satisfaction.
06:40am
10:10am Reached the black bridge over the Colorado river
Sun shine. Rain finally stopped.
16:30pm Somewhere in North Kaibab trail. 
5:30am The icy morning.
this is the t-shirt I should have bought but did not. It says "Survivor of rim to rim hike". Here are two.
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