 Day 0 - Arrive in Banff where the smoke creates the red sky |
 The Bow River with the reflection of the red sun. |
 The Park Administration Building |
 Cascade Gardens |
 Cascade Gardens |
 Cascade Gardens |
 Cascade Gardens |
 The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel |
 Bow River Falls |
 Red Sunset over the Bow River |
 Day 1 - Lots of Black-billed Magpie's around in Banff |
 Riding Thru the Smoke to Lake Louise |
 Fireweed blossoming |
 Smoky Bow River |
 Aspen along the way |
 Every wildflower had a bee on it. |
 Hike along Johnston Canyon |
 Hike along Johnston Canyon |
 Hike along Johnston Canyon |
 Lower Johnston Canyon Falls |
 This was as close to bears that I wanted to be, but.... |
 Day 2 - Behind the Post Hotel and the Pipestone river. |
 Yikes! Smoky Lake Louise |
 Hike along Lake Louise to the Plain of Six Glaciers |
 Glacial River |
 Butterfly |
 Trails along the cliffs to the Plain of Six Glaciers |
 More wildflowers along the trail |
 Yippee! The smoke is clearing. Victoria Glacier |
 The Plain of Six Glaciers |
 Lunch at The Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse |
 Hairy Wildflowers |
 Lake Louise is now visible |
 Field of Fireweed |
 More Fireweed |
 Victoria Glacier |
 Lake Louise - There's that vivid emerald green color :) |
 The Chateau at Lake Louise |
 Falls from Lake Agnes |
 Lake Agnes |
 The Lake Agnes Teahouse |
 Chipmunk |
 The Beehive and the falls from Lake Agnes |
 The view across Lake Louise |
 The Chateau at Lake Louise |
 Day 3 - Clean air and a Morning view from the Post Hotel |
 Biking from the top of the hill |
 View from the Great Divide Road |
 Across the Great Divide |
 Ross Lake |
 Herbert Lake |
 Riding along the Icefields Parkway |
 Riding along the Icefields Parkway |
 Mossy Stream along the Icefields Parkway |
 Another stream |
 Hector Lake |
 Lunch at Mosquito Creek Campground |
 Riding along the Icefields Parkway |
 Riding along the Icefields Parkway |
 Crowfoot Glacier |
 Bow Lake |
 More Fireweed at Bow Lake |
 Bow Glacier and waterfall |
 Took a little hike to Bow Falls |
 Glacial river flowing into Bow Lake |
 Little cascade thru the canyon |
 The river coming out of the canyon |
 The river flowing to Bow Lake |
 Num-Ti-Jah Lodge |
 Mountains around Bow Lake |
 Bow Lake, Falls and Glacier |
 Num-Ti-Jah Lodge |
 Sunset over Bow Lake |
 Another big mountain over Bow Lake |
 Day 4 - Morning at Bow Lake |
 Morning at Bow Lake |
 Morning at Bow Lake |
 Morning at Bow Lake |
 Morning at Bow Lake |
 Morning at Bow Lake |
 View along the Icefields Parkway |
 Mount Athabasca - Columbia Icefields |
 Looking back from the Columbia Icefields |
 Hike up to the Icefields |
 The Columbia Icefields |
 The end of the glacier |
 Stream on the glacier |
 Big Black Boulder taking a ride on the glacier |
 A little waterfall on the glacier |
 The Columbia Glacier |
 More tourists on the glacier |
 Columbia Icefields |
 Lunch at Jonas Creek |
 White water rafting on the Athabasca River |
 Mount Edith Cavell from Jasper Park Lodge |
 Mildred Lake from Jasper Park Lodge |
 One of many Elk at the lodge |
 View of the Jasper Park Lodge |
 Day 5 - Wet Morning for a bike ride from Maligne Lake |
 Geese, the Canadian kind, visit the lake |
 High and dry duck |
 Interesting flower |
 One of many nice cottages |
 Mildred Lake |
 Maligne Lake |
 Maligne River |
 The naturally drained Medicine Lake |
 Medicine Lake |
 Mountains around Medicine Lake |
 Medicine Lake |
 Wildflowers along the road |
 Took a walk around Lac Beauvert - Canadian Geese |
 Bottoms Up ducks |
 Barking Squirrell |
 Finch |
 Blue Daisies |
 Snacking Squirrell |
 Mars rising over Lac Beauvert |
 Day 6 - Early Morning at Lac Beauvert |
 Early Morning at Lac Beauvert |
 Inside the Lodge |
 Morning Reflection at Lake Mildred |
 Morning Reflection at Lake Mildred |
 Morning Reflection at Lac Beauvert |
 Mount Edith Cavell |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Just a close-up of a little falls |
 Hike along Maligne Canyon |
 Back at the Jasper Park Lodge for our last lunch together |
 Lac Beauvert |
 Back at Banff - Mt Rundle |
 Still smoky Banff |
 Calgary at Nite |
 Day 7 - Early morning sunrise in Calgary |
 The Century Gardens in the middle of the skyscrappers |
 Stephan Ave Walking Street |
 Time to check out the Calgary Tower |
 SkyScrappers |
 SkyScrappers |
 The SaddleDome |
 The Talisman Centre |
 The Elbow River and Fort Calgary |
 Inside the Calgary Tower |
 View of the Olympic Plaza and City Hall - Looks like a nice place to visit |
 The Olympic Plaza |
 The Olympic Plaza |
 City Hall |
 From Jim's recommendation - Devonian Gardens |
 Blooming Hibiscus |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Koi |
 Turtles |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Devonian Gardens |
 Shopping mall containing the Devonian Gardens |
 Last shot of Canada |