Canadian Rocky 2016 (1) - Banff National Park
Changde Wu 2016-09-24
Canadian Rocky 2016 (1) - Banff National Park
Introduction
Our family visited Canadian Rockies during 2016 summer. This 11 days quick tour covered 4 Canadian National Parks west of Calgary, including Banff, Yoho, Jasper and Kootenay National Park, and Glacier National Park in USA and waterton Lakes National Park in US border. This page is about Banff Nation Park. The following is a brief itinerary of the trip.
| Date | Weather | Brief journey | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/18(Th) | rain early, then clear | head along Rt.40 to North via Longview, then Rt. 1, short stop at Lake Louise | Crossing Resort |
| 08/19(Fr) | Sunny | Head north along Icefield Pkwy, major stops at Columbia icefield center, Mt Edith Cavell | Jasper |
| 08/20(Sa) | Sunny | Maligne Canyon, Medicine Lake, Maligne Lake, Miette hotsprings | Jasper |
| 08/21(Su) | Sunny | Head south along Icefield Pkwy, major stops at Waterfowl Lake, Peyto Lake, Bow Lake | Field |
| 08/22(M) | Raining | Yoho National Park - Natural Bridge, Emerald Lake (Yoho) , Hoodoos, Wapta Falls | Banff |
| 08/23 (Tu) | Cloudy to Clear | Lake Minnewanka, Johnston Canyon, Takakkaw Falls, Moraine Lake | Lake Louise |
| 08/24(W) | Sunny | Lake Ohara, Emerald Lake, Moraine Lake | Lake Louise |
| 08/25(Th) | Cloudy/Clear/Shower | Stanley Glacier, Marble canyon | Radium HotSpring |
| 08/26(Fr) | Sunny | Cont. Kootenay NP around Radium Hotspring - Sinclair canyon and Redwall Fault, Glacial Natural Park in afternoon | Glacier East |
| 08/27(Sa) | Mostly Sunny | Two Medicine Lake, Swift current | Glacier West |
| 08/28(Su) | Mostly Cloudy | Logan Pass, Hidden Lake, Waterton Lake NP | Calgary |
(1) Town of Banff and Surrounding areas
P1 Town of Banff viewed from Sulphur Mountain
P2 The town of Banff from Banff Avenue
P3 Bow River with Mt Rundle reflected
P4 The administration of Banff National Park
P5 The cave and basin, the original hot spring
P6 An outdoor hot spring out side the cave
P7 Bow Falls is around the town
P8 Lake Minnewanka, the largest lake of Banff National Park, also the longest lake in Canadian Rockies
P9 Two Jack Lake
P10 The Bow River in dusk
P11 A small lake besides Rt. 1A
P12
P13 Johnston Canyon Falls
P14 Castle Mountain
P15 A bear around Castle Mountain
(2) Lake Louise area
Lake Louise area is the gemstone of Banff National Park. The Lake Louse and Moraine Lake are two most popular scenic areas.
P16 Lake Louise at Sunset
P17 Moraine Lake area viewed from high
P18 The same mountain at different time
P19 Moraine Lake at the sunset
P20 The frony of Moraine Lake
(3) The area north of Lake Louise
P21 Bow Lake
P22 Peyto Lake
P23 Water fowl Lake
P24 On the bank of water fowl lake
P25 Mistaya Canyon
P26 Dawn at Saskatchewan River Crossing
P27 The sunlight at the mountain at Saskatchewan River Crossing
P28 The lodge and the mountains behind at Saskatchewan River Crossing
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