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smaller road twisted and turned, passing
throughdense thicketsofpineandallowing
us to see wildlife standing along the road-
side. We lost all track of time and even a
senseofthedrive itself.Ourbanterwaswitty
andknowing, a reminder of howmuchbet-
ter we knew each other, and of howmuch
our love had grown, since our honeymoon.
Iwill forever remember that day— gliding
down that road, my beautiful brown-eyed
wife atmy side, themusic turneddown low
sowe could talk.
Eventually, we pulled into Lake Louise.
The lake was just like we’d remembered, a
cobalt jewel nestledbetween soaringpeaks.
Calene and I hiked the steep, graded trail
in the forest above the lake, puttingoff that
inevitablemomentwhenwe’dwander back
into the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise to
see if, by some extraordinary chance, there
might still beLladrópolarbears for sale.
Thereweren’t.
But, youknow, itdidn’t reallymatter.The
road triphad been romantic and charming
and wonderful in a way that we could not
have imagined. Someday, I will find one of
those bears and place it upon our mantel.
But until then, searching for a ceramicbear
is as good an excuse as any to take a road
trip, even when we are in fact looking for
eachother.
room, and checking e-mail was out of the
question. The greatest amusement of the
evening was when a moose lumbered by
outside — we all went out to have a look.
At bedtime, we piled on an extra blanket
to keep out the chilly night air, andwe fell
asleep listening to the soundof acoldArctic
windbatteringourwindowpanes.
There is utter simplicity in such a place,
inducing the reflection that great road trips
sooften inspire.
Ihave toadmit that left tomyowndevic-
es, Iwouldneverhavechosen theSimpson’s
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge. I would have made
reservations at somemore upscale place in
Banfforevendown theroad inLakeLouise.
And the samewouldhold true forour lunch
destination the next day. From the outside,
theBaker CreekBistro looked like a camp-
er’s store.The food, however,was incredible
— fresh, local ingredients cooked toperfec-
tion. There’s a lot tobe said for avoiding the
known and taking a chance on character
and charm.
TAkEThEBACkRoAds
Day three was the last day of our trip. We
wouldhead intoLakeLouiseand thendrive
back to Calgary. Rather than remain on
the Trans-Canada and aim directly toward
Lake Louise, we followed the slower but
morebeautifulHighway93as itmeandered
through the forest.We sacrificed speed but
gained immeasurably in local charm. The
MARTINdugARd
’s new book,
The TrainingGround
, will be pub-
lishedby Little, Brown in fall 2007.
Simpson’sNum-Ti-Jah
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