Big Top by Rob Harrell for August 30, 2009

OH WHY NOT!!

Getting misty? Watch out for the paper.

MoPar - You caught me my man. But I know what day today is.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4p_pHojf1w&feature=related#

I forget that these are “reruns.” This one was a 4th of July edition.

Throw some water on them!

My county produces the largest supply of raspberries in the US, so I will contribute those, plus WA apples and small but wonderful mountain blueberries.

Thanks for the great breakfast, MoPar!

Great breakfast, MoPar. Thanks. The pecan waffles sound delic.

I really enjoyed the music tonight guys It’s been quite an evening of memories. Thanks.

MoPar, everything looks delish! I need some energy, so I’ll try a little of each.

Good Morning: Cleo, bigg, Carmy, Dawn, and of course MoPar!

Cleo, I love the raspberries and blueberries. We’re still picking blackberries here. Guess I’ll be busy baking in the fall.

Good morning, Marg, Carmy and Bigg!

Marg, how’s the stiffness?

Hmmmmm I come online and everybody leaves even at this time of night. Should I take the hint?

Ah well. Time for bed. Night all.

Good Morning, Marg, Dawn and Bigg! Cleo, you still here?

Dawn…..

BOO!!!!!

carmy - I am still here. I have been working my way through the funnies.

Dawn - You must be farther ahead than us. Our blackberries are still not ripe enough.

Hola JFri!

I’m going to take a stroll around the funnies too.

JFri You appear and disappear like a man on the run. Hmm, you are from Oregon, you most likely are a leftover fugitive linked to Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

I leave to keep reading the comics, Dawn. Stiffness is much better, thanks.

Good night to all, and good morning to the day Crew!

Good evening and I look forward to seeing your avatars in the morning.

A great day to all. Muy buenos días. A nice cool morning in the Ozarks.

Good morning Tribe

Great breakfast MoPar I know you made it last night, but I’m sure you have something fresh cooking this morning. I think I can be at your place in about 15 minutes :-)

Hi doc. How was work?

What a lovely strip to start out another long day. ROFLMAO!!! Soggy paper, and Pete and Wink in the last panel, I love it!!!

*Morning all *

Good Morning all. I finally had a good sleep last night, the first in 4 days, unusual for me.

MoPar- I’ll have some Virginia ham, eggs over well and some Georgia Peaches. Thanks for the spread.

Good Morning everyone. Hope you’re enjoying the rest of this fine weekend.

Good Sunday Morning Tribe

Hi Dry!!!

Hi Doc, Akenta, yukoneric & Mopar!!

Mopar—I dozed off last night watching “Wrecked”!!

Good Morning Cleo!!

Hi to all the people I missed earlier.

Good Morning All.

So we fought against the tyrany of rock paper scissors, eh?

How are you doing Akenta dear??

Good Morning Everyone!

Requin

Don’t recall seeing you here before. Welcome and enjoy!!

I’m good lonewolf Doesn’t look like we ever got one more for fantasy football. I didn’t see JFri yesterday and I guess Dawn still had problems.

Good Morning Carmy.

I didn’t think you were up yet?!

Doc, I saw your post on Close to Home. I think I have a pretty good idea on what you wanted to post. Tsk, tsk. For shame, Doc!

Morning, all! Enjoyed the tunes last night/this morning. Have a great Sunday!

Hi Terry! I’ve been up for awhile. I signed on here later.

Doctor Toon - For shame, get thee mind out of the gutter and back on women instead.

Lonewolf Thanks for the welcome. Doctor Toon I believe I found you around 6pm last evening.

Typical quiet Sunday morning. Touring the toons in cruise mode, coffee in hand and wondering what to do with the rest of the day after church!

DAAAAAAHH STRIP:

As Paul Simon so very aptly put it, on a tune from the “Still Crazy After All These Beers” LP:

God bless the goods we were given. God bless the U. S. of A. And God bless our standard of livin’ - Let’s keep it that way, And we’ll all have a good time!

Suddenly, another lyric springs into a durn-near demento-ed head:

“I get Misty, just a-holdin’ yer paw!!!”

Once again, to Drystyha (according to The Etiquette of the Tribe, as well as my own concern & warm, fuzzy feelings for my dear friend & family):

((((((((((DRYSTYHA))))))))))

Lonewolf - My plan for the rest of the day is to sit outside reading a book. My wife’s plans for me may vary from mine. LOL

Hi Tribe, It’s been a busy morning and I just had time to skim the comments and look at the new avatars. My wife got me hooked on a couple new games she’s been doing on facebook called Farm Town and Farm Ville. This is more time consumiing than doing the toons all day long. How has everybody been doing?

The strip reminded me of SOTU.

Cleo

Seems like like my plans seem to change in much the same way as yours. Do they read from the same book?? lol

Good Morning Risitas!

Good morning/afternoon all! What was a beautiful morning here, has become overcast, just like every other day of this crappy month. Never looked forward to September before…

Good Morning Rad.

Good to know Doctor Toon. Thanks.

Good Morning Johnny—How are this fine Sunday?

I’m headed out to do some running with Wolfangil. I’ll be back later this afternnoon. P&L TRIBE!

Good Sunday all. Costco chicken with mac salad and fresh tomatoes for all.

Piers Anthony had a variation on this game in one of his books. The elements there were water, sand and fire. Too bad the merman played one way and the dragon played another. This misunderstanding led to dragon eats merman (oops).

Hello, Saucy. Your dish sounds delish.

A delish dish, fantastic!

Lonewolf - I am sure that my wife wrote that book and that she continues to add new chapters as she thinks of them. LOL

Still quiet on the Big Top front I see. I’m here for a little while. Went to the store to stock up on goodies for DA* *BEARS game on the boob tube tonight!!

Good afternoon Saucy!! That dish sounds very appetizing.

Dark chocolate cake and shirley temples for everyone.

Thank you Requin!! Very nice.

Good Early Evening, Tribe Just managed to pop in briefly, as I’ve been busy all weekend. I guess I’m going to have to skip Friday and Saturday (though I read the strip) and just start from here. I’m going to pop around toon world and see what I’ve missed, but will bounce back here periodically. Welcome to Requin. From a fairly new visitor to this site, I hope you like the company. TTFN

quick note to cleo. your post on C & H (where yukoner had folks listing their home areas) reminded me of my great vacation trip last fall. i spent a night in Jasper (the hotel had a great home brew but a lousy bed) and deliberately drove through princeton, bc (and had lunch at the local Dairy Queen) because my oldest nephew graduated from Princeton, NJ. i spent 3.5 weeks on what i refer to as my “Drive By tour of Western Canada” and enjoyed it more than almost anything i’ve done in my life.

Hi, tribe! Are y’all takin’ Sunday afternoon naps, or just Doc?

yyyguy & RRAmom -Hello to you both. I like Canada a lot. A few years ago, when I was still working, I drove across the country and really enjoyed the scenery and people. Ontario was so huge and PEI so small, but every Province is so beautiful. The drive from Jasper to Princeton is pretty bleeep tough to beat.

Good evening to Yguy & RRAmom.

Hi, cleo! I’ve barely been in Canada. Once, my in-laws drove me & my oldest son (then 3 yr old) across to see from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. The HQ for the company my hubby works for is in Ontario (I think). So he’s been there, and maybe if he has to go again, I’ll get to go with him this time. Of course, that means I’ll need to get my passport updated as well.

Good evening, Lonewolf!

hi cleo. i spent a week or so driving around in the rockies, up the icefields parkway from canmore and banff to jasper then into bc, passing kamloops, and lillooet on the way through whistler to vancouver. i didn’t see princeton until the way back, but have a lovely photo of a rainbow that showed up as i was entering the similkameen valley. i eventually meandered through the okanagan back up to mt. revelstoke before driving south to the crowsnest pass to get back to alberta.

further to last post, i haven’t yet seen eastern canada, but intend to do so in the next few years. i’ve been as far as the eastern townships on the south shore of the st lawrence river in quebec, and can hardly wait to see the maritimes and newfoundland & labrador.

Hi, yyyguy! I see you’re not a Canadian. Where are you from?

k just wanted to pop in and out to tell yuo all that college has not killed me yet. but i have to get back to homework. peace and love all. (((((DRY))))))

yyyguy - You will enjoy the maritimes. I love the pubs there and often they have bands playing maritime music, which gives one the feel of being in Scotland or Ireland.

Newfoundland & Labrador are very remote and blustery. Little treeless fishing villages give one the feel that they have stepped back in time.

tabby - Sorry you can’t stay, but homework is more important, so I understand.

Cooking on the grill for your evening pleasure!!

1) Burgers 2) Hot dogs 3) BBQ Chicken 4) Ribs

Also potatoe salad, tossed salad, fresh corn on the cob, fresh green beans and for desert lemon meringue pie!!

Oh yeah, …………………………..

BYOB

Or drinks of your choice.

I do have JD Double Barrel on hand.

Tabby—We miss you dear. Good luck on the H-word!!LOL

Actually, RRAmom, i AM Canadian (to riff on an old beer commercial). i’ve lived on the northwest edge of Toronto, ON for over 5 decades, now. as i get older, i find more time (and spare cash) for travelling, and will eventually see this country from coast to coast to coast (only have one more to go). when i finally stop putting it off and get my passport, i’ll also visit more of the USA. i’d love to see the grand canyon, and mount rushmore (and stone mountain, GA as well). there’s also a spot on the lewiston side of the bridge to the border crossing that i need to go to in order to finally get the photo i want of the niagara river reaching lake ontario.

terry. i wouldn’t mind some of the JD, thanks. tabby: much success in your educational endeavours! (i never liked homework, either).

the only bad part of this is, now that i’ve caught up on the funnies i have to decide between catching up on puzzles as well or taking a break to deal with reality for a while.

Evening, RRAmom, Yguy, Tabby, and all. Sounds wonderful Terry. My family is having a cook out/pool party next sunday.

yyyguy DON’T FORGET ITHACA!!!

Yguy–One shot coming up.

Good evening Doc.

Good evening Dry.

((((((((((Dry))))))))))

doc NO!!! I wish I could have been here with my little band!! (Snerk)

(((((((((((((((((Terry, thanks!)))))))))))))))))))))

yyyguy - Sorry I misunderstood. Thought you were from the U.S. I’m hoping I’ll get a little more time to travel in the next few years. I’ve been a full-time mom (including homeschooling) since our oldest was born 20 years ago. Our youngest is starting his last year of high school, so I’ll have a different occupation next year. At least they’re old enough now for me to take some trips without them, but with teaching, I can only be gone for so long. I’m hoping to just do substitute teaching after I’m done with homeschooling, so I’ll have time to join my hubby on his business trips.

Lonewolf - Sounds pretty good. I’ll have some of that virtual corn on the cob, since I can’t have it anymore in RL due to medical problems. I can contribute some homemade rolls - very light & fluffy. The lemon meringue pie sound wonderful - no one except me in my family likes it, so it is a rare treat.

Doc - Must have been a pretty restful sleep without any of the commotion you usually wake up to.

Good evening, Dry!

Lonewolf - A little JD would hit the spot with me also, thank you. And when you’re food is ready I will plate up with ribs, salad, green beans and corn on the cob. At this time of year, tomatoes and corn on the cob are at the top of my list. They are useless the rest of the year, but now they are stellar.

hi Dry. NO WORRIES! i’m not about to forget Ithaca, though it starts to look like i won’t visit until next year. i’m still procrastinating regarding the passport, but my oldest nephew is getting married next year in Princeton, NJ so i will definitely have it by then (and Ithaca is sort of on the way).

Cleo–One shot coming your way! Food’s ready when you are.

Hello Everyone! (((((((Dry))))))) you still here?

I had lots of fun with our musicfest last night.

thanks for the drink, terry, and i’m thinking i may have some of the corn on the cob as well. one of my favourite foods, to tell the truth, though i always seem to burn my gums a bit because i never seem to wait for the freshly cooked cobs to cool enough to eat without doing so. RRAmom, i’m also a big fan of lemon meringue pie, but not when i’m having JD, so maybe i’ll see if there’s any left later on. hope everyone’s doing well.

Hi Carmy Yea, I’m here for what it’s worth!! LOL

Terry 3-0 the Bears are behind. My dad’s a Bears fan, well, unitl….! Sigh!

Terry, please save some BBQ chicken for me. I just had dinner so I’ll have some of that chicken much later.

RRA - Yes, that’s about where I lived. Sounds like you take your POA seriously. My sister is POA, and she tends to go AWOL in a crisis, thinking that if ANY family is present, then that’s good enough.

I had a great beer last night on our way back from that place! Blue Moon Belgian White! That really hit the spot and it was SOOOO good! You guys ever hear of it?

Yeah dry I’ll be happy when you’re back on the job - you really can’t be replaced

HI RRAmom!

Dry, who are da Bears playing? I moved to Chicago just in time to see da Bears have a great season and win the Super Bowl!!

Dry—You being here is worth more than you think to the rest of us!!!!!!!

Hi Carmy—It’ll be here when you’re ready!

Akenta Thanks! But you are a great back up!!!

3-3 game now Dry!!!

Hello Everyone!

((DRY)) right now.

Just dropping in to catch up.

tabby, I clearly remember that first year of college, and that first few weeks. Pretty soon you’ll be an expert, and teaching everyone else the ropes next year!

Carmy they’re playing the Denver Broncos. I hope I can keep up with the FF, but I know Terry, Johnny and Akenta have my back, UNLESS THEY CHEAT!!! ROFLMAO!!!

Carmy—That was some good celebrating after the Super bowl win.

Dry—When you’re good you don’t even need to think about cheating!! LOL

Back to the game!

Terry whose good you or me? LOL!!!

And The Tribe always has your back. Check the bank account book. You’ll see that entry in the deposit section!!!

Dry - Nice to see you hear. Yes, I have had Blue Moon and liked it. We have an unbelievable variety of beers out west. In and around my town alone we have at least 6 micro breweries.

(((((((Dry)))))))

HEY CLEO! (((((((((((((((CLEO))))))))))))))))))

Well the Applebee’s menu said thie was a new beer, maybe just new there, but it was GOOD! Served with a twist of orange which was new to me!

10-3 DA* *BEARS!!

Dry—You’re always good! I was talking about Fantasy FB!! LOL

Sorry, RL was yeliing at me.

Yea, Go Bears!

Terry, I liked when they put the Bears headband on the Picasso.

Good night everyone ((TRIBE))

Terry my dad would be glad! And as for FFL :-P!

Goodnight Akenta! Sweet dreams.

Ma’at - Yes, I do take my POA seriously. Ever since Dad passed away, I’ve had to do a lot that he took care of for the two of them. I’ve been thankful they did most of the legal stuff before he passed on, and the rest that I thought was needed done before Mom had her big stroke. It has been a little rough since I’m the baby of the family, that my older siblings don’t always realize I’m legally in charge. But my hubby & I (with our kids), spent one evening a week with my parents for over 15 years, and I called Mom 6 days a week & chatted until her stroke. Rest of the kids might call home once a month, some even less. So Mom & I have been very close, share the same values (unlike most of my sibilings), and have discussed a lot of the end-of-life “what if” questions. My parents were always ready to lend a helping hand, so now it is time to return the favor.

Doc - I think we’re a lot alike when it comes to sports. Like “what season is it now?” As my husband is fond of saying, “Sports are bad for your health.”

Terry and Carmy Always liked that division especially now with al the new teams, these teams are some of the originals from back in the day!

Dry - Blue Moon must just be new in the restaurant that you had it as it has been around for a long time. It is another of those great Canadian beers.

Good night, Akenta

Goodnight Akenta! Don’t find that new one yet!

RRAmom, my sister and i share POA for my Dad, but i had to deal with real estate agent to sell his house earlier this year. no bad reason, the two of them were back to the old country to visit family so i was the one left to take care of it. worked out fine, and he had a nice visit with siblings and in-laws he hadn’t seen for some time.

if i followed nfl, i would have joined the fantasy football, but i’m a diehard cfl supporter - even though my beloved Argos are playing like bleeep (again) this year. *sigh enjoy the game, anyhow!

yyyguy - I’m surprised the attorney would set it up so you & your sister share the POA. Ours will set it up so that one has the POA, and another one takes it over in the event the first one resigns, dies, etc. Yep, I’ve had to go through three real estate closings already. One more to go eventually.

cleo. who makes “blue moon” beer? i’ve never heard of it, and i’m a beer drinking Canadian. if it’s a micro brew from out west, that would be no wonder, but if it’s a national brand i’d be curious.

Don’t work too hard, Doc!

RRAmom, it’s the way my parents wanted it. sis was the advocate for Mom when she was nearing the end, it may work out that i wind up doing the same for Dad. my will has both her and my brother listed as POA for my affairs. maybe it’s a Canadian thing, i don’t know.

see ya doc. time for me to go as well. laundry beckons, and i have to make some RL dinner, too. might pop back before turnover, probably not.

Good Night Akenta.

Have a good night Doc.

Good night, yyyguy.

So, does that leave just Lonewolf, Cleo, & Dry? Did I leave anyone out?

I enjoy sports. For the most part I relax when watching sports. When I was playing various sports, my health was not in question and probably only second to my level of conditioning when I was in the service. And it makes me laugh and smile which is good for you.

Good night Yguy!! See ya in the AM.

Stupid bears! Can’t even score with Cutler.

…they’re going to smoke the lions… :(

Well, I’ll sign off for the night, since it seems like everyone who is on is into sports. I’ve got plenty of RL stuff to do. See ya tomorrow!

Don’t worry Dry, I don’t cheat, not my stile. As it stands, I have get to bed. Work tomorrow, and Tuesday, then I am done for the summer. Exciting. Peace and love all!

johnny, who’s Cutler?

johnny Peace to you too, my friend!

Goodnight johnny!

*yyyguy - Blue Moon being a Canadian beer only in the sense that it is owned by Molson. It is actually made in Colorado.

I will be leaving for our dinner soon. We have company, but I should be back a little later. Until dinner, though, I am still lurking about.

Good night RRAmom.

Hi Johnny!!

Good night Johnny

Carmy–Jay Cutler is Chicago’s new QB this season. They got him in a trade from Denver.

17-10 Bears!

Hey is Sleemans still around?

I am so out of the football loop. I don’t know who’s who.

24-10 Da* *Bears!

Good evening Mopar.

Good night Mopar!

MoPar did a hit and run. zzzzoooooommmmmm……

Good game, Terry?

Carmy—Yes ma’am, it is a good game. But now all the rookies are in the game because it’s a pre-season game.

Johnny Don’t you be picking on da Bears. My husband is smiling right now.

BBL

Good evening Marg!!

A quick fly by to answer Dry. Yes, Sleeman’s is still around. I love their honey brown ale, their cream ale, and their silver creek lager, too. they remain one of the best small brewers in ontario.

yyyguy brought a case of Sleemans home from Niagara on the Lake, honey brown ale, about 9 years ago. Before all hte sh@@ happened. Can’t find it here in PA. Man that was a good brew!

Goodnight MoPar!

I’m outta here, too! Back to work tmr. which I expect will be interminent, here and there. Glad I work with a good group of people!

Peace and love to all THE TRIBE!

Hey Marg! I hope da Bears have a great season.

Hey, you all remember Butt-head (Kevin Butler)? A gal that I worked with was dating Mike Tomczak’s cousin.

Goodnight (((((((Dry!))))))) Peace & Love!

Goodnight, all. Shall be on tomorrow.

Good Night DRY!

((((((((((DRY))))))))))

Good Night Requin. See you tomorrow then.

Carmy Da* *Bears will have a great season! LOL

Dry , sorry i missed you. Sleep well.

Hello Dawn—I’m just surfing the net so I am kind of in and out but missing the ones leaving as well.

I love Sleeman’s. The very first time that I had it was in a beautiful old lodge between Banff & Jasper, that was on a lake. We entered the old log building with the bright red roof and walked into their vast empty dining room. For lunch we ordered two bison burgers, rare and two Sleeman’s Creme ale. While awaiting our burgers we had our first ale, by the time the beer was finished our burgers still hadn’t come out. The waitress came by and we said “You did tell the chef that we wanted our burgers rare, didn’t you?” She assured us that she had, so we ordered two more Sleeman’s. As we were finishing our second beer, the burgers arrived, so overcooked it was like eating sawdust, but we loved the Sleeman’s and I have been drinking it off and on ever since. Some stores here carry it.

Dawn - Good evening young lady. Did you have company on the Island this weekend? We have my wife’s mother here, but she arrived today.

YGuy and Cleo my favorite drive in the North America is the Banff Jasper highway and we have travelled almost every highway! But for places to see, Mount Chief Crazy Horse in ND - even unfinished is a true marvel as is Bryce Canyon near the Grand Canyon. Also loved Washington DC and the Smithsonian and the monuments and the beach between Panama City Beach and Pensacola. And of course the Oregon and Washington coasts. Of course Vancouver Island is a gem. And I do love the Maritimes! Actually I could go on and on - I love travelling. Next will be Europe.

Hi Cleo and Terry! Yes we have company yet again but I have slipped away. May have to go quickly.

BTW how is your rib Cleo? I hadn’t heard about it.

@cleokaya: if my memory serves me correctly, you’re talking about lake louise. i don’t remember any other “log building on a lake” between Banff & Jasper, and i think the only other place with a restaurant of any sort was at Saskatchewan River Crossing - which didn’t have a lake, but did have a $20 fast food lunch which consisted of a bacon cheeseburger, small fries, and a small soft drink. even Banff was cheaper (and there, I ate in the restaurant on top of Sulphur Mountain - a tourist place which figured to be more expensive).

YGuy there is also a restaurant / lodge on Bow Lake near Bow Glacier. Can’t remember much about it other than a old guide set it up (or something like that…)

@DawnAvril was in DC in May of this year. spent my first day walking for miles up and down the Mall, seeing the monuments. i was going to do the Smithsonian on day 2, but my knees were so messed up from all the walking that i just stayed in the motel and rested up. day 3 was taking the Godson back home by way of Ithaca (he’s at Cornell working on his Masters). i, too, think the Icefields Parkway is one of the best drives I have ever made.

Dawn - Actually Crazy Horse is in SD, but it is impressive and when finished will be larger than Rushmore. On Sept. 15th my wife and I are flying to WA DC and will spend just under 3 weeks there and in Virginia. My wife is a history buff and is enthralled with Thomas Jefferson. One of the weeks there we be staying in a condo near Monticello, his home. I to love the Smithsonian. I really like the Royal Provincial Museum in Victoria.

i got a picture of Bow Lake with the mountain and glacier reflected in it. it was taken from the roadside viewing spot (just a small turnoff, really) and i never even knew there was anything else there.

i’ll pop it up as an avatar to let folks see it. it’s the only way i know to show any of my photos to people here.

yyyguy -No, it’s not Lake Louise. This lodge is closer to Jasper and is on the west side of the highway when heading north. It is an old lodge on a small lake. It is distinquished by a bright red roof. The lodge is old and may be a fishing lodge. It is one of the few places to stay between Banff & Jasper other than Lake Louise.

YGuy here is a link to th site. http://www.num-ti-jah.com/

Cleo Oops - that’s right. My ND relatives would be embarrassed if they knew . I was actually disappointed in Rushmore after we saw Crazy Horse.

I have an interesting story about Lake Louise though. I was traveling back to Hay Lakes, AB for my aunt’s funeral. I was on the road with my dog Kaya, my two cousins, plus the family of one of those cousins, including her husband and two daughters. We checked motels all around the Lake Louise area, then for the heck of it decided to check out the Lake Louise Lodge. As it was off season we were able to get a 2 story corner penthouse suite facing the lake, with plenty of room for all of us. It ended up being cheaper than several rooms in more modest motels. It was pure luxury and my dog got to have a little token attached to her collar, announcing her as a guest of the Lake Louise Lodge.

Yes the Provincial museum here is great and they have the “Treasures of the British Museum” here - until the end of Sept. We’ll have to see it soon! But it is getting very costly.

okay, Cleo. i know there are a few places in and around Jasper townsite, but i didn’t do a lot of looking around once i got there. i wanted to get farther into the mountains, and the BC interior at the time. i have definite intentions to return, however.

@DawnAvril i remember the name, now that i see it. it’s on my Icefields Parkway sight seeing map, but i didn’t visit there. there were a boatload of other things to see that had struck my fancy.

yyyguys- I just clicked on your enlargement of your avatar and saw your profile. Nice photograph. I see that you like photography. So do I. I worked as a travel writer/photographer before I retired.

Cleo, my great uncle worked on the Chateau Lake Louise. He was head carpenter and my Mom always pointed out where he had lived and the areas he worked on. It was quite a work of art.

i took over 400 photos (between my film camera, an SLR, and my digital, snapshot type) on my trip. my brother suggested i get on to facebook or something like that if i wanted to share, but i haven’t really looked into it yet.

As a teen, we went on many overnight hikes in the mountains and camped in bear country without a care in the world. That was long before it became the “in” thing to do.

Dawn - What is included in the treasures of the Bristish Museum exhibit? The first memory of traveling on the highway between Banff & Jasper was in 1959. At that time the Columbia Icefields was still up to the edge of the highway.

yyyguy - Nope, this lodge was closer to Jasper, but far south of the community itself, on it’s own, with nothing else around. Many kilometers south.

DawnAvril had i known how nice num-ti-jah was, i may not have driven back from Lake Louise to Banff to spend the night before i headed on towards Jasper. (it was getting late and Lake Louise was either too expensive or “no vacancy” so i had to find an alternative.) quite the adventure, and i thank you and cleokaya for letting me relive some of it. Unfortunately, it’s high time i finished up my chores, so i’ll have to say good night. no Shika move for me.

Good Night, YGuy but look into Picassa for sharing pics with friends. It is what I use and like it! Enjoyed the memories!

Dawn - Good job on Num - ti-jah. I never would have thought of the name until you mentioned it. It’s funny how talk of Sleeman’s Ale leads us into a whole wonderful discussion of the beauty of Canada.

Cleo it includes over 300 artifacts from the British Museum. Should be wonderful - everyone I have spoken to has enjoyed it.

okay. ONE Shika move. cleokaya, the Columbia Icefields are still visible from the road, but are now roughly a half-mile back from the road side. they put you into a regular bus to go up to a transfer point, which is where you board the ice bus that takes you out on the glacier. one of many incredible experiences. Peytoe Lake was also extremely impressive, though i had to push my physical limits to get to the overlook. the “short 10 minute walk from the parking lot” described in the brochure was almost straight up - not an easy hike for a 350 lb. plus man with arthritic knees - but i made it and it was worth it. what a view! (maybe my next avatar). and now “good night” for real.

Dawn - I just scanned back to previous comments and saw that I had missed your question about my rib. It has still got me baffled. The day before yesterday it seemed on the mend, yesterday was the worst yet and today is the best. I think the key is to just avoid lifting and extending myself to much. Thanks for asking.

YGuy I had forgotten about Peyto Lake. How could I? Yes, it is beautiful! THe shape and the color! Please post it!

It is funny how memory plays tricks on us. I had thought that Num-Ti-Jah was much closer to Jasper than to Lake Louise.

Cleo—I broke my rib(s) several times during sports and in the service. It can take a long time to heal and re-bruising it is way to easy. Maybe you’ve broke some before, if you did sorry for too much info.

Peyto Lake is breathtaking.

Well, I must get back to my company- they are just finishing an Inspector Morse. Great chatting with you. Thanks for the memories!

Lonewolf - I split my ribcage open in junior high school and that was all tendons or cart. but not bone. My wife has all these outdoor chores and because of her spinal cord injury I do most of the heavy ones. I will have to take some time off. It is tough with her because she doesn’t let anything stop her. It is pretty impressive when a person can be hurt so bad that they need a cane, yet keeps so in shape that her muscles art cut.

Shika move - I’m glad your rib felt better today!

Good night Dawn.