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Day 22: Ice, Snow and Glaciers along the Icefields Parkway

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Day 22: Thursday, June 6, 2013. Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court in Banff to Whistler’s Campground in Jasper National Park via the Icefields Parkway. Site 63H. About 180 miles traveled.

I am posting this from an RV park in Dawson Creek, BC. Unfortunately, the internet connection is slow so I won’t be able to post pictures. To see the route we have taken from Georgia to here, click here to check out our updated map

Another WOW day in the Canadian Rockies and another beautiful drive. The Icefields Parkway takes you beside turquoise glacial lakes, glaciers, and snow covered mountains. There are scenic turnouts along the way where the views are jaw dropping.

Stopping at Crowfoot Glacier and ice covered Bow Lake, and walking on the trail to dark blue-green Peyto Lake, were just a few highlights of the day. After lunch at the Columbia Icefield, we arrived at the campground to see elk in the campground. It is calving season and we were cautioned to keep our distance from the elk as the mothers are very protective of their young.

I will post pictures when I can. I’m now 4 days behind in the posts…

Day 21: Wildlife, Waterfalls, and Lakes

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Day 21: June 5, 2013

Driving to Lake Louise on the Bow Valley Parkway was one of the most beautiful drives we have ever taken. I’ll let the pictures tell the story.

We found wildlife.

This elk greeted us at the off ramp to the Bow Valley Parkway. What a great way to begin our scenic drive!
Elk by the side of the road in Banff National Park
This Elk was enjoying the day
Elk on the Bow Valley Parkway
Black bears going up the mountain

We hiked in Johnston Canyon to the Lower Falls.

The catwalk is attached to the canyon wall
We hiked along a catwalk on one side of the canyon.on the way to the falls
On the way to the lower falls
One of the little falls we saw on the hike
We passed this chipmunk on the way to the waterfall
The lower falls in Johnston Canyon
At the lower falls in Johnston Canyon
Wildflower on the trail

After lunch in a cafe in the shopping area of Lake Louise, we took a leisurely stroll beside the lake and then drove up the mountain to Moraine Lake.

We stopped to see Castle Mountain on the way to Lake Louise
Henry and Blondie at Lake Louise
Blondie got to wade in the lake and had her picture taken by tourists
Lake Louise
These paddlers were enjoying Lake Louise
Lake Louise
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Ice covered Moraine Lake
That’s ice on Moraine Lake