Arriving Calgary - Good, Bad, Ugly
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The Good - Smooth, easy flight, arrived on time. Flew through Customs in less than 10 minutes!
The Bad - The rental car line had at least 75 people in a long line in the warm, un-air conditionedRead more
The Good - Smooth, easy flight, arrived on time. Flew through Customs in less than 10 minutes!
The Bad - The rental car line had at least 75 people in a long line in the warm, un-air conditionedRead more
Easy, quick drive to Banff, but we arrived WAY too early to check into our condo. Banff has a ski/tourist/mountain town vibe with lots of restaurants, shops, and LOTS of traffic. (And pedestrians andRead more
Starting our first hike at 8 am, we had the trail to ourselves. We initially skirted the forested bank of Lake Minnewanka. The weather and views were glorious. After crossing a bridge, the nowRead more
After a picnic lunch on the bank of Johnson Lake, we began the loop trail around the lake. Crowds of people were sunbathing and swimming at the beach area near the parking lot. Fortunately, few wereRead more
For our last day in the Banff area, we embarked on Upper Stony Mountain Trail, a 2.7 mile loop up and up and up through lovely forests to a view of Cascade Mountain and the Bow Valley. This one did meRead more
This morning, wildfire smoke hung in the air over Banff - first time we have smelled smoke, and strongly.
Before leaving, we stopped at Banff Cave and Basin Historic site. At one time there was aRead more
Moraine Lake and Lake Louise (the Lake, not the city) are top destinations within the national park. Shuttles to both lakes are by advance reservation. Our reservation was for 07-08.
When we packedRead more
Today started like yesterday - drizzly and cold. We had a leisurely, unscheduled day to just drive up the highway toward the road closure due to fires at Jasper (45 miles). The rain stopped and theRead more
Our first stop this morning was Takakkaw Falls, the 2nd tallest waterfall in Canada. After that, we explored some sights in the Yoho River Valley, including the confluence of 2 rivers, the Yoho andRead more
We were supposed to be in Jasper today (and for 3 more days), but wildfires canceled that. We designated today a day to relax. We took the shuttle to Lake Louise again, and just strolled around. ThereRead more
Traveler Well not the smoothest start to a trip but hopefully all past the ugly and only beautiful ahead.
Martha Sleutel Thanks! It wasn't that bad, since we arrived early and ate not traveling any more that day. I am practically mourning my tablet, tho!
Traveler Yes but cool weather and gorgeous scenery await you! I am in the opposite end of Canada on Prince Edward Island. May the rest of your trip go smoothly and best of all have fun!
Martha Sleutel Gosh, we really are on opposite ends! Have a great time thete!