On the road in the Canadian Rockies

We spent 9 days in the Canadian Rockies– spending time in all four National Parks – Banff/Lake Louise, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper. We had snow flurries on and off for the first four days and lots of the trails were still full of snow! Even Lake Louise and Moraine Lake are still frozen over – what a surprise for late May! I thought I was going to get a picture of Lake Louise with the beautiful blue/green color but the picture I took was all white! Apparently the trails aren’t snow free until late June! We saw lots of wildlife , beautiful scenery and had some nice long hikes ( we were able to find some trails that weren’t a foot deep in snow)!


Plus – the chief of maintenance has gotten a break - we’ve had 9 days of problem free travel !

Highlights of Banff/Lake Louise/Kootenay and Yoho

• Beautiful scenery at Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake and at our campground

• Wildlife – big horn sheep and elk

• Great hiking trails that Molly could go on too ( Canada National Parks allow dogs on the trails)

Highlights of Jasper National Park

• Icefield Parkway drive with lots of Glaciers

• More great hiking to beautiful turquoise blue lakes and thundering waterfalls

Click on the arrow to play the video of the loons - beautiful birds!

• Wildlife – black bears!

Next stop – Prince Rupert, British Columbia where we board the Alaska Ferry to travel through the inside passage of Southeast Alaska. We’ll spend the next week slowly meandering our way west on the Yellowhead Highway to Prince Rupert. It’s a road less travelled so we’re not sure what to expect – hopefully we’ll be pleasantly surprised!