Canadian Rockies - Bow Falls & Marsh Loop

傍晚开始下雨了，到了深夜雨转雪。第二天起来也还是阴云密布。按照原计划我们今天去班芙的Gondola山上坐缆车。一路开车进山，感觉像是进了雾都。整 个落基山都被浓雾笼罩着。能见度不到20米，加上昨晚下雪，我们租的车又没有雪胎，一路上山我的心都有点儿悬。这种天气在上山其实什么都看不见。在上山逗 留了一会儿，我们决定下山在班芙市周围转转。

爸爸问我“Bow Falls” 的中文是什么。 我想了一下解释道：我不知道官方怎么解释，对我来说有两种；一是弓瀑布，二是蝴蝶结瀑布。如果你是坚毅型的选择第一，如果你是浪漫型的选择第二。在瀑布前有个人在钓鱼。妈妈说：水这么急能钓到吗？我很感兴趣就一直站那看。15分钟后钓鱼人空手而去。

漫步向瀑布旁的高尔夫球场，我们远距离看到了一头成年麋鹿。以前冬天在我们家附近的丛林里也见过许多鹿，可这是我第一次看到有角的麋鹿。它休闲的吃着草， 然后很满足的卧下休息。之前我们去班芙国家公园的信息中心咨询，工作人员告诉我们，这个公园有很多的野生动物。但一路游来我们没有看到其他的。

中午时分雨开始大了。吃了妈妈准备的午餐(Bagel三明治)后，我们来到Marsh Loop。地图上写着"Marsh Boardwalk"。 我以为是在木板路上走，但在我们面前是一条满是马粪的泥路。我想：可能过了这儿就是了。5分钟、10分钟、15分钟。。。我们始终没有看到木板路。整个丛林里没有别人就我们三个。妈妈开始担心了："我们是在兜圈吧。" 叫做“loop”的一定是转个圈又回到出发点的。我一点都不担心，且享受在这个隐藏的美丽中。将近一个小时后，我们回到了出发点。我们的鞋满是淤泥和马粪，我们的相机也载满了难忘的美景。

It started rain at night, slowly turned to snow at midnight. The next morning clouds were hanging low.  As planned we drove to Banff Gondola.  While the way climbing up to the mountain, it was getting more fogy.  The visibility was only 20 meters. With this kind of weather, there was nothing can see. So we decided to drive around Banff. 

Right in frond of the Bow Falls, a man was fishing.  I was interested to see if he could catch anything.  Unfortunately, 15 minutes later he left with empty hands.  Then we walked toward the golf course.  From the distance we saw an elk.  What a beautiful creature walking around peacefully.  This was the first time I saw an elk   I stood there for at least 20 minutes.  We went to Banff information center before.  The lady told us there are lots of wildlife in Banff National Park.  But we didn't see any others.

Around noon, the rain was getting heavier.  After bagel sandwich break, we drove to Marsh Loop.  On the map it says "Marsh Boardwalk".  We were expecting to walk on board.  However, there was no board (maybe we didn't find the right place).  It was muddy road with horse manure.   I thought maybe we will heat the boardwalk later after this.  5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes... we still didn't see any boardwalk, and there was nobody around but three of us.  My mother worried: "we are walking cycle."  I told them: don't worry, it called loop, that means we will go back where we started.  I wasn't worried at all, instead I enjoyed the hidden beauty.  After more than one hour we got back the main road.  Our shoes were full of mud and manure, and in our cameras were full of beautiful pictures as well.   

Bow Falls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsh Loop

 

 

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