Much to My Horror
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The Sistoid Unit, my sister, called me today.  (That isn’t what horrified me.)  She asked about some footwear you wear over your shoes so you can walk easily on snow and ice.  I had mentioned them to her when I traveled in the Canadian Rockies back in April of 2009.  In Banff I had to purchase them at the hotel to be able to walk at all!  Record snow falls and ice made walking treacherous, for a southern boy. The problem when the Sistoid Unit called:  I couldn’t remember the name.  I could only recall “crampons.”  These were not exactly crampons.
Since I couldn’t remember the name, I did a quick search on my blog. Â I was horrified to realize that I didn’t blog about that trip! Â Only one post, some time later, which features a pano made up of 16 photos (4 gigapixels) I shot of a beautiful scene?! Â Fortunately, I at least published a couple hundred pictures from the trip, which was gorgeous, in an album here at tt.us.
I knew I had shot a picture of the Yaktrax, their name, when I was hiking in Johnston Canyon.  (The top picture is what the lower waterfall looks like when it’s not frozen, as it was when I visited.) Those who hadn’t worn any special footwear found walking in the canyon so precarious that they were sliding along, holding on to the rails.  When no raise were present, which was most of the time, they would slide along the ice on their rear ends.  Quite the sight!!
So, for my future state of deeper senility, here is a link to the Yaktrax, pictured below, at REI. Â I loved them, and they were reasonably priced.
Did you do your Canada trip by train?
No. Actually drove around in a huge 4 wheel drive American-made thing.
We’re thinking about a train trip in Canada.
I highly recommend the Canadian Rockies in the winter! It was gorgeous! And taking the trip in a warm, cozy sight-seeing train would be awesome–go all the way up to Alaska! (To die for.) You can check out the pictures of both the Canadian Rockies and Alaska on my blog.
I want to do the Canadian Rockies, but I’ve had enough of Alaska for the moment.
Had a good friend who was stationed in Alaska who kept inviting me up to see the salmon run. Sure wish I’d gone. Maybe he’ll be back some day and invite again.
It really is unspoiled wilderness. I LOVED it up there. And you really could reach into the streams, even the drain pipes in some areas, a pick up the salmon.
Yes – I’d really like to visit. However, I prefer a trained and talented chef pick up the salmon and serve it to me with a nice sauce.