Alberta

All I got to say is that it’s breath taking when your not in the busy cities

I live in Alberta. It’s beautiful all year round. But it has earned it’s reputation as Canada’s Texas.

Also, Edmonton has a lot of potential to be a great city, but is instead a sort of way point for get-rich-quick types. You’ve been warned.

I have dreamed of going to Banff and hiking in those breathtaking Canadian Rockies that surround it ever since I was a young teenager.

Last year at spring break I went to Banff, Alberta along with my parents and my brother. We stayed in Banff for about a week, and did many amazing things, including dog sledding and skiing. After we were done in Banff, we drove to Calgary and had a pretty good time there too, even though i’m not much of a city person. I absolutely fell in love with the country, espescially the mountains. I would love to go back some day, it’s an absolutely amazing place!

I have been here many many times.. most recently one month ago.. the only snag with banff right now is that the main road is completely ripped up on both sides.. they are laying new water lines..it’s too bad they had to have construction going in the middle of the summer.. but if you keep looking at the mountains.. you can almost imagine the mess not being there..!!

happy travels..

I went there for a day trip Sunday. Going there reminded me of how much I miss the mountains and the forest. City life and the urban jungle really desensitizes you. Hanging out in Kanaskis region (even if just for 2 hours) was like a breath of fresh air!

i made it just to the canadian side of the border into alberta. the border guard or whatever they are called decided they would stop our car, and question all of us(mum, best friend, his fiance and myself) rigorously.

american terrorist scum that we were, it turns out that my friend dutch had no dollars in his bank account, and canada doesn’t like it if you don’t have money to contribute to the economy, so he was rejected.

it also turns out that if you’ve had a DUI in america, canada doesn’t want you until it disappears from your record. and i in fact had one! because i’m a horrible bastard. (see you when i’m 27, canada)

half our trip was planned on canada. we had our birth certificates, social security cards, state identification just to ensure that we would make it.

after that they tore our entire car apart, searched through every last thing that we had packed, took my mum’s work laptop and searched through it, and even tested our lighters for THC resin. which they of course found, but canada doesn’t give a shit about that, apparently. they just like testing for it? beats me.

we ended up going to seattle instead, where they don’t care about the likes of broke drunkards breaking the lawr.

here’s a picture of us holding our formal rejection papers.

Been to Edmonton many many times and I think I’ve been to Calgary once or twice haha Can’t rememberz.. WOOT ALBERTA!!

Banff and Lake Louise are so amazing!!!!!!!!!!

my grandparents live up here and every summer i got up there to visit