Grizzly bears, courage, carelessness, spectacle and stupidity. As part of celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary later this year, JoAnn and I saw all that and more on a recent trip to Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The trip reminded me of the immense value of travel. Whether by ourselves, or with youngsters, travel offers memories and valuable life lessons.

Let’s start with the grizzlies. At the beginning of a golfing round in Jasper, golfers are warned that we might see bears. If so, we’re told to stay away from them and call the pro shop, which would dispatch trained personnel to deal with them. I thought this was just something unusual to say to tourists that they would share with others.

  
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