BR Canadian Rockies 2023

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Across
  1. 1. Good source for the best poutine, or if you need to off some deer or want to eat some fresh red snapper. Don't ask them what their favorite animal is!
  2. 4. On top of having a career in the military, being a lifelong athlete and a grandmother of 5, this person has a cool name with a cool spelling
  3. 6. A hidden expert at many things including the weather, and will always impart helpful info such as “rain comes from clouds.”
  4. 8. Likes eclipses and even though says they don’t have kids, they have over 500 of them
  5. 11. Is the most unlikely porcupine-like partner you will ever meet. Go figure!
  6. 12. If you’ve hiked or ridden the bus with this person then you’ve no doubt heard about one of their crazy dreams and listened to them sing an a cappella or broadway song
  7. 13. Boldly and honestly says what the rest of us also feel but won’t admit to anyone, such as: “I am still trying to find my calling”
  8. 15. Thought we didn’t know how to pronounce or spell their real name - but we did and here it is! Is also the best of the best super guides!
  9. 17. See this person if you are in need of an expertly designed clinical psych study, (could we have been unwitting participants in the latest research project, this week!?)
  10. 18. Good at quick emergency highway pit stops and denying she is traveling with offspring when they get too weird
Down
  1. 1. Name rhymes w pink wine, will soon be an auntie, gave us some glacial flour, tells us which porta-potties to avoid and other invaluable hiking advice. Is the best of the best super guides!!
  2. 2. A reluctant geologist and believed to also be a professional card shark and the reincarnation of Shackleton
  3. 3. Found their inner James Bond in the C Rockies. Hop on a chairlift? Use two hiking poles with expert technique? No problem!
  4. 5. See this person when you want Census, mushroom and blue grass info or help with vegan recipes or pix taking!
  5. 7. The oldest youngest child you will ever meet who is ace at talking to everyone and who will ferociously guard which tunes are played in the van
  6. 9. Needed to and did conquer the alluvial plain this trip!
  7. 10. Expert rock skipper, has a fun C to F degrees rhyme, is best BR supporter ever!
  8. 11. Loves pink, is the youngest among us plus the newest to hiking and BR. Is determined to win the photo contest
  9. 14. Even though they are not a barbie fan, they sport the best pink, green and other brightly colored hiking wear!
  10. 16. Call this person if you need the police, the military, some tree work, a loving teacher for kids with behavioral problems or a grandmother’s touch