Is it a ground squirrel? Or a gopher? Or a prairie dog?

Banff wild life – ground squirel, a photo by brovienas on Flickr.

Alberta is full of these creatures and for a couple of days we were trying to figure out what they are. A ground squirrel? A gopher? A prairie dog? Apparently it’s all of them together: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_squirrel

Banff 2013 06 07

Banff 2013 06 07, a set on Flickr.

What did we do on the 6th June?

So here goes I’m blogging! 

We had a great first day in Banff. We did the “short” walk up the track behind Banff to get a good view of the town.

We stayed in Canmore and had an amazing view of the Rockies from our fourth floor apartment. You can’t beat waking up to that view. 

Banff 2013 06 06

Banff 2013 06 06, a set on Flickr.

Drumheller 2013 06 05

Drumheller 2013 06 05, a set on Flickr.

Oil rig in botanical gardens

Oil rig in botanical gardens, a photo by brovienas on Flickr.

This is a an oil rig (not used any more) which pumped oil at the location that is currently in the middle of the Devonian Botanic Garden of University of Alberta.

http://www.devonian.ualberta.ca/

Edmonton 2013 06 04

Edmonton 2013 06 04, a set on Flickr.

Visit to Devonian Botanical Gardens and Edmonton City

Elk Island National Park

Edmonton 2013 05 31 – Elk Island National Park, a set on Flickr.

Yesterday we went to Elk Island National Park and saw some wild life – frogs, dragon flies, beavers, a chipmunk and bisons.

Edmonton 2013 05 30

Edmonton 2013 05 30, a set on Flickr.

First Visit to Edmonton (Mall, B&B, Brewsters Pub).