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Banff Cuz Trip

August 2017
A 8-day adventure by The Read more
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  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 4

    Elk sighting

    August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    On our way to dinner we decided to take the scenic route to look for wildlife. We drove up Pyramid Lake Rd, where Christi spotted an elk in the forest. We were all so excited we all ran out with our phones and cameras to take pictures...doors left open, may have even left our vehicle running. We were so excited. Captured some great pictures, before heading back to the vehicle. We headed up the road further and found an entire heard of elk on the outside of a ranch for horseback riding. Quite incredible, we even spotted a baby nursing on the mama elk - beautiful! Next we headed to the golf course where we heard from some locals that the bears like to hang out, but no bears were spotted. Off to pick up dinner.Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 4

    Morning coffee in Jasper, AB

    August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Our first morning in Jasper we started our day off by doing laundry and walking along the trail by the cabins with a cup of coffee. As we took a seat, we watched several whitewater rafting boats float on by through the rapids - pretty cool to watch.

    From there we headed back to the cabin to get ready for our hike at Maligne Canyon.    Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 4

    Maligne Canyon, Jasper AB

    August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    After breakfast we headed out to Maligne Canyon. The trail ended up being much longer than expected but provided amazing views of the canyons and waterfalls within. Along the way back we thought we saw a mountain lion paw print, but when shopping in Jasper later we found at shirt which described the different paw prints that confirmed it was a husky dog. Kinda burst out bubble.Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 4

    Bear!

    August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    As we were crossing a bridge travelling back from Maligne Canyon to Jasper, Ryan thought he spotted a bear swimming across the rapid flowing river. We continued across turning onto the very busy highway 16 where we pulled the vehicle over to see if we could get a closer look. Waiting for a moment for the traffic to thin out, we quickly ran across the highway to the other side to the area we figured we may get a closer look at this bear. Still unsure if this was even a bear, we continued to search. We decided to head back to the vehicle and pull over to the lookout point just ahead. Josh started walking closer to the area when Ryan called out, "There he is...Josh Run!" The bear was running right towards Josh! We all started running back towards our vehicle. Unfortunately, we didn't get the best shots of the bear, but as you can see...it was definitely a bear running right for us! What an adventure and adrenaline rush!Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 4

    Jasper Tram up Whistlers Mountain

    August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    We made a quick stop for lunch in Jasper before heading to the Jasper Sky Tram. We were hearing from the locals about this bear that had run up a tree in town, so we went on the hunt to find it. Found it! Parks Canada had the area taped off as they were monitoring the bear. The bear was a brown black bear and appeared pretty big in size. It was pretty hard to get pictures as he was way up in the tree, but it was pretty cool to see. He apparently had been around town for the last 2 weeks feeding on the fruit trees from the yards in town.

    After we headed on over to the Jasper tram to then hike to the summit of Whistlers Mountain.    Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 4

    Whistlers Mountain, Jasper National Park

    August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    After taking the tram up to the lower summit of Whistlers Mountain, we then hiked to the upper summit. The trail looks easy, but after starting the hike up, you quickly discover the air is a lot thinner at 7424 ft above sea level. After several breaks along the way, we finally reached the summit at 8080 ft above sea level where we had some fun taking pictures and exploring the top of the mountain! The tram was packed going up, but nobody climbed up to the summit with us, so it felt as though we had this mountain to ourselves - what an incredible experience! The sun was starting to set, so we started to make our descent. Next stop...supper! We decided to pick up a pizza at a recommended pizza place in town, and had to pick up a takeout order of the poutine we had the other night...it was that good that we had to have it again! We took all the food back to the cabin to share in some good laughs and stories from our day. This is going to be a great trip to remember!Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 5

    Athabasca Falls, Jasper National Park

    August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

    We checked out from our cabin, and started our route to Canmore. The plan today was to visit Athabasca Falls, Sunwapta Falls, and find a spot we could stop for our picnic lunch. The weather was moving from one extreme to the next along this drive. We had temps as low as 6c, all the way to 18c, with some light rain showers in between. With varied weather like this it was evident we were still in the glaciers!

    Athabasca Falls was a nice stop. A nice little hike to stretch out our legs and take in the spectacular views of the falls. Coming up close to these falls you really get a sense of the power behind them. Josh put the falls to the test by throwing in a log at the top only to see the log get swallowed up in seconds, never to be seen again. What an incredible force.    Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 5

    Sunwapta Falls, Jasper National Park

    August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

    A little further up the road, we stopped at Sunwapta Falls. Another great example of the power of a waterfall as it continually pushes through the rock slowly eroding even further. The weather was starting to get a little worse so this was a pretty quick pit stop for us. Next stop...find a place to have our picnic lunch. Surprisingly, there were a limited number of places to stop for a picnic, after much driving and grumbling stomaches, we finally found a place to stop at Num-ta-jah lodge. The lodge had picnic tables set up out front along the lake where we set up lunch. After we finished eating, Josh treated us to hot chocolate from the lodge. A great treat after this brisk lunch outside. From there we headed to our final destination, Canmore, AB.Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 5

    Canmore / Banff, AB

    August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 10 °C

    We arrived at our final destination of our trip, Canmore, AB. After checking into our condo rental, we made our way back out to head to Banff to explore the town and surrounding area. We started off by driving to Lake Minnewanka, where there are usually bear sightings. Hoping we would get a chance to see another bear, we started to hike the trail surrounding the lake. We met a lovely couple from the Netherlands who asked to join us on our hike. They too were hoping to see some wildlife, but unfortunately, nothing was to be seen. It started to rain as we headed back, so we decided to call it quits and drive to Banff for dinner. We found a place on the 2nd floor of a building where the windows opened up completely to the street. Quite beautiful. After dinner, live music began which was quite fun to listen too. From there, we were all feeling pretty beat so we headed back to the condo for an evening of rest. Tomorrow morning was going to be an early one as we planned on driving to Lake Louise to do the Lake Agnes Teahouse trail.Read more

  • TravelerBanff Cuz Trip
    Day 6

    Lake Agnes Teahouse at Lake Louise, AB

    August 25, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 5 °C

    Our final full day has come! We woke up extra early to ensure we were able to get a full day in today. Our first stop was Lake Louise, where the planned hike was to the Lake Agnes Teahouse trail. As we made our way to the trail, we followed the path along the magnificent Lake Louise. The lake was extremely busy with tourists, but still spectacular to see this popular sight in person. We decided to head on over to the trail and take pics of Lake Louise after.

    The trail was a steep incline all the way up and steep decline all the way down. Amazing viewpoints along the way made for some nice resting points. After finally reaching the top we stopped for some great tea at the famous Lake Agnes Teahouse. The teahouse has no electricity and most of the dry goods are shipped in my helicopter in the spring for the entire season. All the fresh ingredients and supplies are carried on the backs of those who work at the teahouse everyday. The hike took us about 1.5 hours to climb, the employees of the teahouse do this trek with supplies on their backs anywhere from 35-45 min - quite impressive!    Read more

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