........nation-branding at 30,000 feet

........calgary, shining city on the plain

........friendly local welcome

........a good sign

........vertigo therapy on the calgary tower

........kerry and her pal igor

........time to get our hike on

........trans-canada highway -- express route to the rockies

........on top of the world at sentinel pass

........this guy showed up as soon as he heard the wrapper on our snickers bar

........feeling my terminator shades

........the hoodoos of banff

........some london friends join us for a hike: richard, will, and kaisa

........local news

........serious scenery in jasper national park

........rainy-day pool in downtown jasper

........one of the rockies' many majestic chunks

........feral canadian bonsai

........somewhere near verdant pass, only slightly lost

........a happy bush in revelstoke

........on the outstanding ice line trail

........glaciers galore

........happy campers in low res

........water skiing

........here come the storm clouds

........i think we're about to get drenched

........after the rain, heay flow

........milk-colored glacier runoff

........our final hike of the trip: mount bourgeau

........not a lot of company today

........elevator up

........the last stretch to the top

........after four hours with no sign of civilization, we weren't expecting to find this at the summit

........just like a regular server room, except for that telltale roll of toilet paper

........kerry gets monitored

........views in every direction

........kerry the mountain goat

........lakeside views

........the trail home