I woke up this morning to the sun
shining brightly in the sky and a lovely 15 degrees of heat. My heart jumped
with excitement that the rain had finally ended and that I could continue my
outdoor adventures. I checked out of my hotel at 11AM, had some lovely crepes
and a homemade hot chocolate. I then made my way to the Indian Trading Post,
where I would pick up a few handmade items. From here I decided I wanted one
last beavertail with a blue berry lemonade smoothie before starting my day.
Once I was done taking in some vacation sweets I sat to ponder what I might like to do
for my last day of adventure. I checked out the Banff Upper hot springs, but
was very disappointed, for it was simply a glorified man-made pool with hot
spring water.
I chatted with a friend who sent
me a link with the top 5 sights to see in Calgary, out of the 5 there was only
two I had not yet done… and out of the two only one would be on my way to the
Edmonton airport, so I made my way to the Calgary Pre-historic Dinosaur Site.
I drove for four hours and all
that could be seen in any direction was empty fields upon fields (I thought I
was in Saskatchewan). Finally my GPS indicated that I had arrived at the look
out, all I could see was an empty parking lot, and fields for days. Disappoint
I got out of my vehicle and walked to the lookout ahead… and just like Little
Foot from the Land Before Time… my eyes would widen and my jaw would drop as I
looked down from the lookout I had found… THE GREAT VALLEY (I know I should
really adult and stop watching kid movies).
The view was breathtaking and
absolutely stunning in a whole new and different ways than the mountains had
been. Canyons upon Canyons could be seen for miles, and a small sign would mark
the beginning of a beautiful 4 hour trail/hike.
DINOSAURS
I completed my trail just on
time, it was 6PM and time to head to the Edmonton airport to catch my flight
home. I stopped into Ricky's Bar & Grill, had one last awesome meal, and made my way to the airport. Returned my awesome vehicle (thankful I took insurance cause my windshield had many cracks - think that's a western region norm). Then patiently awaited my flight home... Although it has been an amazing journey I am ready to come home =)
Thanks again for following and I can't wait to see all your pretty faces xo.
- San
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