Canadian Rockies and Glacier National Park – how different they look from when we were here in May!

We visited Glacier National Park and the Canadian Rockies in May on the way to Alaska. We were surprised at the time to encounter so much snow and ice – everyone told us it was a REALLY late spring! Since we missed seeing the beautiful colors of the lakes and many of the trails were closed because of snow, we decided to stop by and see the parks again on  our way south to the lower 48 after the Alaska Highway. Spring was finally over and in both parks we enjoyed their very brief summer! The day we left Glacier, the weather forecast was predicting snow that night!

Lake Louise in May

Lake Louise in August

We were rewarded with incredible scenery and beautiful blue and green colors in the lakes plus some wildlife along the way too! It’s amazing how different the same place can look just three months later!

Highlights:

• Peyto Lake in the Canadian Rockies - the prettiest lake in the rockies

• Going to the sun road and the Highline and Hidden Lake trails in Glacier National Park

• Wildlife in both parks

• Our campsite and ranger programs in Galcier National Park

 A 1.5 billion year old rock!

Rose nestled in the woods

• Crossing the US border into the lower 48 - cheaper gas and food, yippee!!

Next stops:


Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. We visited both of these parks 18 years ago – it’s been so long it will all seem new again!