Frank Slide

One wet day in Calgary we decided to visit Waterton with Melvin and Heather. Waterton is three hours away from Calgary the scenery was flat in the beginning and then lead to some glorious mountains, the weather had started getting better.
On the way Mel wanted us to see Frank slide. Frank was a very old mining town. In early nineteen’s a mountain slid down and covered most of the town while they were sleeping miners got caught in the mines. Fortunately they dug themselves out of there. But when they came up saw the devastation and was unable to help the people underneath as there were feet’s of boulders on top of the village. One can still see the remnants of that. Very sad.

It has the smallest and quaintest church in Canada.




















It was drizzling with rain we had a fabulous picnic in the car which my aunt prepared for us. We passed through the town and we saw the smallest Church in Canada so quaint. I added my name to visitor’s book.













Town covered under the boulders













There is also remnants of a stone which 93 million old how it dislodged it self in Ice age.

Janet Ginnings Having fun with the family

While we were In Calgary we stayed in my Aunt and Tina’s home. Every evening the whole family got together for lovely meals prepared by my Aunt, barbecues where the favourite. We spent many evenings talking about our families in India. Heather My sister in law has a marvellous sense of humour and she was always making us laugh.
Mel my cousin was always teased by me or his wife all in good fun. Most of the time it was Jeremiah who kept us amused with his antics. Dave Tina boyfriend is Canadian so his accent was very amusing to me. They Canadian say ouuut. (out) In the same Vain he took the mick out of my accent. Which not Indian nor English. Lovely evenings had by us all.














From right Heather, Tina David Robert, Melvin and I





















Heather, Melvin, Jeremiah and Isaiah













Me, Heather and Aunt Katherine on Fathers day

Caprice joining the Kilimanjaro hike

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Kananaskis

Every day we were doing different things my Aunt knew how much I like mountains and walking on them.

Kananaskis is a beautiful place surrounded by mountains, snow topped peaks and streams of blue clear water.










There is a beautiful hotel called the Delta Lodge where the G8 summit was. You still see the pomp and glory in that hotel. It still holds the important conferences.








Next we drove to Nakiska skiing resort which was the Site of the Alpine events of the XV winter Olympic Games.









My aunt decided to take us for a walk along a where stream was flowing rapidly, next to the stream was a sign BE BEAR AWARE. I looked at the sign quite apprehensively, and my Aunt was in fits of laughter. She said keep talking loudly and we would be fine and that what we did.


It was a beautiful walk. You don’t see many people on these walks because mountains are so spread out.

It was wonderful introduction to the Rockies. I had already fallen in love with them and I could not wait to see more.