Travels with haRVy

Welcome to Canada’s Alpine Adventure. For over 125 years, Banff National Park has provided visitors with a healthy combination of unspoiled wilderness, modern amenities and opportunities for active exploration. With such a breathtaking landscape, it’s no surprise that this UNESCO World Heritage Site has been nominated time and again as a “must-see” destination for travelers around the world.

OK, the verbiage above was stolen from a tourism website, but I could not have said it better myself. 

We camped next to Two Jack Lake shown above and below.

Hiked at Johnson Lake.

Checked out the historic Banff Springs Hotel.

Toured the fascinating Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.

Took in the truly amazing natural surroundings.

Then headed a bit further north on the beautiful Bow Valley Parkway to the Village of Lake Louise.

Panoramic of Lake Louise – click to view larger.

The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.

View from the hotel bar.

Lake Louise boat house.

Many trails in the area are closed due to frequent Grizzly bear sightings. This one was right next to our campground.

Panoramic of multiple high peaks along the road to Moraine Lake.

Panoramic of Moraine Lake. The blue-green color of the lake is due to glacial rock flour.

Al using our amazing Panasonic Lumix camera that has shot most all the photo you see on this blog.

I think Pikas are so cute and you don’t often get a chance to photograph them.

A mini-berg on Moraine Lake.

Lest you think we’re the only ones on this journey, here’s a line-up of the “white box” rentals at the lake.

Then there are the more unique vehicles. The variety of rigs people travel in never ceases to amuse us.