Banff, Alberta Canada
After work on Thursday evening, we drove to Coeur d' Alene. The next morning, up into Canada and into the Rockies.
Here is Mav enjoying a blast of cold wind high above Columbia Lake, near Fairmont Hot Springs, BC
The entrance to Kootenay National Park,
from Radium Hot Springs. No views due to weather all the way to Banff!
Rachelle in front of the hotel in Banff trying to pick
out a peak to climb.
Cascade Mountain from Banff Avenue
Mount Rundle from town
Mt. Norquay from town
Going up the Banff Gondola
Banff from Sulphur Mountain
Cascade Mountain in distance
Fairmont Banff
From the top of the Gondola, you can take an easy hike
up to Sanson Peak to see a historic weather station
View back to the Gondola from Sanson Peak, true summit of
Sulphur Mountain in the distance
Hiked up Johnson Canyon where metal walkways are
anchored into the rock walls allowing you to hike up
narrow canyons.
Views of ice climbers
Maverick enjoyed going into the cave
Although the weather was bad, we drove up to
Lake Louise to see it in the winter time. Walking
out on the lake was pretty cool. My brother and
I canoed to the very end around 12 years ago.
Mt. Rundle and city views from the road to Norquay Ski area
