Today we said goodbye to the Canadian Rockies with, yet one more picture of Lake Louise (it never looses its appeal or its crowds), a walk down the streets of Banff and then that drive out of the mountains.

In the foothills we found our planned camp site at Bow River Valley, Provincial Park. We had arranged to meet some of Nina's Canadian family for an evening catchup before heading farther east.

A real campsite with a fire pit offered the opportunity to cook a pork roast in the dutch oven, so that is how I busied myself for the first hour or so until the other parties arrived. The remainder of the day/evening was passed in convivial conversation lubricated with some nice red wine.