We’d never visited Lake Louise before so we weren’t quite ready for the absolute awe we felt when we first saw the lake… brilliant blue-green and crystal clear with a backdrop of mountains. We were gobsmacked. We snapped photo after photo from all different vantage points. It was beautiful no matter how you looked at it.
Read MoreEstablished in 1886 at the urging of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), Yoho National Park is named for a Cree word conveying a feeling of awe. Located along the western slopes of the Continental Divide, the park is home to one of the most important shale fossil finds in the world as well as the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Spiral Tunnels. Sad to say, fossils aren’t high on our interest list and we neglected them. On the other hand, David will tell you more about the famed Spiral Tunnels in an upcoming Blue View.
Read MoreJust before sunrise, we headed to the Athabasca Glacier to walk the 1-mile Toe of the Athabasca Glacier Trail. It was 27F (-3C) when we headed out and we bundled up to brave the morning cold. It was a steep, short-of-breath climb up a gravel and rock trail, but worth the effort.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
