I'm willing to trade California for Alberta

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Something of a side-topic here.

I went through western Alberta and BC in August, it's absolutely beautiful. Similarly on Banff and Jasper, if anyone ever jacked either of those to places up I think I'd just about make it my life mission to deal with them or the agencies responsible. That's not to say that I think we in the US would mess those two places up, AFAICT we're doing fine with places like Glacier and Yellowstone, just that when I say natural wonders or places that should be preserved as more important than any given generation there's a reason for that.






If I remember correctly there was some sort of deal going on in the 19th century where the US wanted to pick up BC, particularly with Alaska already in the north, both they and the Canadian government were trying their own equivalents of influence to get BC on their side, and the Canadian government ultimately won that contest.

I had forgotten traveling through Banff and Jasper some 40 years ago. It was stunningly beautiful. Thanks for posting the gorgeous photos.

“Oh Canada, OUR home and native land” is not going to be easy for change averse autistics.

Glad to hear you had that opportunity, it's really a blessing.

I really want to get some of my friends back there in the next few years, maybe staying in Canmore or camping, the town of Banff is a bit of a tourist trap, quaint and maybe worth a lunch but I definitely want to spend my time out at the lakes and mountains - and much more than the hour or hour and a half I got on my tour.

I will NEVER refer to the last letter of the alphabet as....ZED!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !