joshua wilsher

Banff Life

Thought I might as well post again as I have some free time left on the computer here at the hostel, and nay as well use it before I move to the Ronald McDonald house tomorrow. I started my fist shift at the Golden Arches today. I started off on fries but moved on to cashier for most of my shift ("soon, I'll be on lettuce...").

Wildlife is abundant here in the park. Well, I haven't seen too much yet except a little deer and some big black crow-like things. However, from research I find that Banff is home to creatures such as elk, moose, deer, bighorn sheep, wolf, coyote, mountain lion, cougar, bald eagle, black bear, grizzly bear and my personal favourite, the mountain goat. They have special garbage bins here (actually they arent that special, they just have lids on them) to keep the grizzlies out. The bins have stickers saying "Keep the Bears Wild").

As well as a mix of wildlife, many nationalities make up the population of Banff. Most common would either be Canadian or Australian. It's probably safe to say Canadian, but Aussies would certainly represent a large slice of the population pie. They're everywhere! Infact there's three standing beside me right now.

Mmmm, that's about it. Oh yeah, its cold: -5C now with a wind chill of -11C. Wont get any warmer than that for the next 5 days. One of my room mates is here on holidays from the Northwest Territories. He's come for the balmy weather

posted by Joshiesmoov @ 5:34 PM