Trip to the Canadian Rockies

Hiking in the Canadian Rockies has always been on my life list so I was particularly excited, after a 6 hour drive through spectacular muntain passes and shimmering emerald lakes, to arrive in Banff National Park, one of the oldest and most famous parks nestled right in the middle of the Rockies.

Within minutes of entering the park we had seen ospreys nesting and a gorgeous black bear galloping along the road. We spent 4 nights in Banff where we did an awesome hike (Edith Pass), visited several lakes (Lake Louise, Vermillion Lake, Morraine Lake) and the Columbian Icefields. Then two nights in Jasper where unfortunately the warm, clear weather turned on us, but not before we'd had close up views of elk right in our camp site.

Thanks to Mike and Trish for this amazing experience - all in all, a trip to remember for a life time.