Our trip in the Canadian Rockies (Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, & Mt Robson Provincial Park)
Lake Louise ($50/hr to rent a canoe)We passed on that
View of Lake from the Fairmont Chateau
First stop along Hwy 93 heading towards Jasper
Settling into vacation and in our "element"
The bumper sticker says it all
Standing on the Columbia Ice Field Glacier
Chillin' on the Columbia Ice Field
Sumwapta Falls
Wendy & Andy
Our first view of Mt Robson from the parking lot of Robson Ranger Station
Early morning view of Robson from our cabin
Emperor Falls with Mt. Robson Peak
Berg Lake (1st Camp site) 21K
Campsite (Morning view)
Leaving Berg Lake for Mt. Robson Pass 2K (Hooray!)
Day Hike to Mumm's Basin
High above Berg Lake (off in the distance)
Appropriately referred to by Canadians as "Mop heads"
Mt. Robson from Mumm's Basin
Friendly Marmot(Janelle wants one for a pet)
Creek at Mumm's Basin
British Columbia to the right of pic/ Alberta to the left
The Last of Daylight
Our friends from the trailAndrew & Steve
Start of day hike to Snowbird Pass (21K)
Beautiful glacier and three waterfalls
Glacial water is refreshing
Pseudo clean
Yeah, it is that cold!
Friendly Park Ranger that we first met on the informational video prior to entering the park.We are envious of his job. Six days on (in the mountains) then 7 days off.
We almost asked for his autograph, but in the end settled for this photo. :o)
Alpine Meadow below Snowbird Pass
Snowbird PassThat is one massive Ice Field
Returning from Snowbird Pass
The gorgeous creek looks like a nice reprieve from the hike
We made IT!"3 Hat Rest"
"Stillness"Berg Lake
Our final day on the trail23K Hike out
Yeah, these two ladies Rock!!!
Emperor Falls
Last shower-4 days, 3 nights...a quick head dip in creek and....
movie star she is
Back to the vehicle with approx. 50 Miles of trail behind us
Cleaned up and devouring delicious eats
One more look at Columbia Ice Field Glacier without low lying clouds...rare occurrence
Moraine Lake & subsequent photo shoot
Being
Drinks at Banff Fairmont Springs Hotel
Banff Springs HotelI hope to return for a night someday when $500/night doesn't sound so extravagant :o)
4 comments:
Oh my goodness! What an awesome trip! You guys do rock! How wonderful for you to be able to get away into God's unparalleled natural beauty for awhile. Refreshing, isn't it?
Breathtaking! Thanks for letting us tag along.
Hey!
It was great to meet you on the Berg Lake trail. The pictures of snowbird pass look amazing, wish I could have made it there on this trip...
Greetings from the Turpins! Been so long Seth -- Thanks for moving Banff up on my list of top 5 pre-baby adventures. You two look great! Hope residency is going well.
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