We'd barely arrived in Canada, when Dennis (Trout Dude) managed to set in motion an inter-provincial controversy that threatened to escalate out of control… It is possible that the Russians may be behind all of this, and maybe Trump had a hand in it too, but no clear linkage has emerged… so far; although, I understand CNN is staying on this story, and some members of congress, demanding impeachment proceedings begin, claim to actually have positive, indisputable proof of a conspiracy!
It all started innocently enough… We crossed the border without incident (neither of us were armed or carrying bear spray) and leisurely scooted to Fernie, BC, for our first night in this lovely land. We took a pic or three, dined well, and generally enjoyed our brief visit to this really scenic locale. No hint at this point of any brewing conflict… or what might set it off…
The ‘Three Sisters’ as viewed from our motel (which contained the words ‘Three Sisters’ in its name). Who could have known what all this would lead to?!
At first light…
The sun first nibbles at the tops of these ‘feminine’ geological siblings…
Full sun-up…
photo upload site The two naïve travelers from way down south departed, rode by ‘Frank’s Slide’, and made their merry way to Calgary, AB, and the home of Terry & Linda Nickel, t-man403. We’d been there five years before, but it all still seemed so familiar… so right and good to be back! Our hosts were really gracious and hospitable… Looking back, it seems almost tragic the way we brought them to the brink by creating all that stir…
That first evening, we accompanied Terry & Linda to ‘Rips’, a local pub that has all sorts of brews available plus some doggone good wings! While there we got to see Reg again and meet Kirby, a long-time friend of our tour guide for the next ten days or so. It was then, in that otherwise friendly setting, that the sinister little bomb exploded and things took on a very different complexion!
As we dined and most of us imbibed, Dennis casually mentioned our overnight stay in Fernie… and, he fondly recalled how lovely the Three Sisters were… Terry corrected him by informing him those were not the Three Sisters, as those peaks were actually up in Alberta not too far from Calgary… Uh oh… No, replied Dennis, he was positive he’d seen signs, and the motel lady had even pointed them out to him… Terry was sure of his facts… Dennis was just as sure of his…
Terry didn’t hold Dennis responsible, as he was sure neither of his guests knew the ‘truth’… we’d simply been misled. Later Terry did point out ‘Three Sisters’ in Alberta as we rode by them, including the signs pointing to them (we didn't stop for photos, because we were racing sunset).
Our last day together, we said our farewells in Fernie, as Dennis pointed out the 'BC Sisters’ to Terry plus signs pointing to them! Is it possible there are two sets of Three Sisters, one in each province? Perhaps they’re even cousins…
Or, has one province usurped the name from the other… Perhaps there are some copyright infringement issues here, maybe trademark issues, too… Whatever, it appears Dennis and I have inadvertently tossed a turd into the punchbowl up there and left the party just in time! We sincerely hope this doesn’t keep us from ever receiving another invitation to come visit…
DDT
