CanadaIllecillewaet River50°59’22” N 118°9’43” W
August 3, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Tuesday we enjoyed a beautiful drive on Hwy 1 past Shuswap Lake into the Kootenay Rockies and to our campsite at Revelstoke RV Resort. Wednesday we explored downtown Revelstoke and took in theRead more
CanadaColumbia-Shuswap Regional District51°10’56” N 117°39’6” W
August 4, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Today we visited Revelstoke National Park and drove the Meadows in the Sky Parkway, took a short hike to the Summit and then two longer hikes at the top. Gorgeous vistas and wild flowers!
We continuedRead more
CanadaKingfisher Lake51°24’24” N 116°10’1” W
August 5, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
The views on Hwy 1 continue to amaze us. We passed through Revelstoke, Glacier and Yoho National Parks on our way to Lake Louise Campground.
CanadaSaint Paul's Presbyterian Church51°10’39” N 115°34’16” W
August 6, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Rainy day. We strolled around Lake Louise Village, toured the Visitors Center then cruised down to Banff hoping the weather would break so we could bike the Legacy Trail... no such luck. Instead weRead more
CanadaLake Louise51°25’4” N 116°13’1” W August 7, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
This morning we took a wonderful hike around Lake Louise. Started out cool and misty but cleared up as we gained elevation.
This afternoon we drove part of the Icefields Parkway. Stopped at Bow LakeRead more
CanadaSaint Paul's Presbyterian Church51°10’42” N 115°34’15” W
August 8, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Rainy here at the campground so we headed toward Banff on the Bow River Parkway... weather gorgeous as we headed southeast. Walked around Banff had lunch and visited the Banff Museum which was builtRead more
CanadaStephen51°26’25” N 116°14’39” W
August 9, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We spent the morning hiking along Lake Moraine's unbelievably crystal clear, turquoise blue water and then to Consolation Lake. Glad we got to the trailhead early because the parking lot was full andRead more
CanadaJasper53°14’46” N 117°46’39” W
August 10, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We departed Lake Louise without spotting a grizzly even though they were within 100 yards of us, according to the rangers. We headed north to Jasper stopping at the Columbia Icefields Visitors CentreRead more
CanadaJasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site of Canada52°52’25” N 118°4’53” W
August 11, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
We spent the afternoon exploring the town of Jasper then took a hike along and above Pyramid Lake. Loving Jasper, not near as crowded as Banff and Lake Louise. We finally spotted some wildlife! ARead more
how things have changed...deb and I visited those areas around 30 years ago...couldn't count the vast numbers in the herds of elk. our visit was also in the summer early fall months
CanadaRocky River53°8’38” N 117°58’30” W
August 12, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We took Kuma exploring with us today! We visited Jasper House, the Palisades Centre and took a good hike on the Overland Trail where we were treated to fantastic views of the Athabasca River andRead more
