Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Our Last Trip to Banff

Our last trip to Banff was bittersweet.  We already knew we were going to miss going to the mountains every weekend, but we made the most of it.  We spent the whole weekend enjoying the beautiful scenery and even drove up further north into Jasper.  We got to hike up to a glacier and canoe on Lake Louise.  We all agreed this was the best trip EVER!

You can see the snow the wind is picking up off the mountain

Lake Louise - our favorite place :)




We stayed here at the Deer Lodge - so fun, Eden wanted to stay there forever


Lake Louise Gondola - we looked so hard for a bear but didn't see any...although we did see plenty evidence of bears (poop)



You can see Lake Louise from the top

Glacier in Jasper (Crowfoot Glacier I think)
 There was still ice on the lakes

Daniel got a good shot of a Mama Grizzly Bear





We saw so MANY waterfalls when we drove through Jasper, every corner we turned there was another waterfall.  So beautiful.

This is the glacier we hiked to.  It was VERY windy and VERY cold, but hey, who many people can say they've hiked to a glacier?



Back to Lake Louise - we took a little hike before getting on a canoe



It was the perfect day for a canoe trip.  The sun was shining and you could really see how blue the water is




The other end of Lake Louise


A panoramic view




A cave in a mountain we saw on the drive back to Banff

Eating fondue for Father's Day - a perfect end to the best trip ever!

The cute little town of Banff