Banff
A few weeks ago we decided to go on a small road trip. We started in Vancouver and drove to Kamloops. Kamloops was just an overnight stop, our next stop was Jasper and from Jasper all the way to Banff. In order to get to Banff we took the Icefields Parkway.
Even though we had quite a bit of snow on our way there, the ride was magnificent! It cleared out and by the time we entered the park, we had blue skies!
Icefields Parkway (photo taken by Kris)
Icefields Parkway
Icefields Parkway (photo taken by Kris)
Athabasca Glacier
Athabasca Glacier (photo taken by Kris)
Columbia Icefield
(photo taken by Kris)
Our next visit was Johnston Canyon. It’s a really short hike, but because of the icy sections it took us a quite a while to get to the actual falls.
Johnston Canyon
Johnston Canyon (photo taken by Kris)
Johnston Canyon (photo taken by Kris)
We spent the evening in Banff and did a leisurely stroll through the village. It’s a really neat little town with lots of stores and restaurants.
The next day we decided to go to Lake Louise. We had never seen it in winter and I have to say, it was a pleasant surprise! Because the lake was still frozen you could walk all the way to the very back of the lake and it was even groomed for cross country skiing.
Walking on Lake Louise
Kris has way more pictures of our walk, but that’s for our next post.
One other thing I wanted to quickly mention are the wildlife overpasses. Recently I read a book called “Walking the Big Wild” and it made me pay attention to the efforts that Parks Canada and Banff have put in creating wildlife crossings. The crossings are structures that allow animals to cross human-made barriers safely. The ones created in Banff are definitely the most recognizable wildlife crossings in the world. Banff has 22 underpasses and 2 overpasses. There are plans to build at least 17 more!
Wildlife Overpass
Anyway, that’s it for today. Hope you enjoyed reading this post. More to come soon!
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13 Comments
23 April 12 at 4:32pm
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Mja, wat valt er meer te zeggen dan "damn!". Dit jaar slaan we over, maar volgend jaar zijn we zeker opnieuw op post!
23 April 12 at 4:41pm
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Al 2 keer daar geweest, maar een derde keer is absoluut noodzakelijk maar nu in de winter. Foto's om bij weg te dromen.
23 April 12 at 6:44pm
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Stijn: we kijken er naar uit jullie terug te zien!! Pap: Zeker een must do in de winter:)
24 April 12 at 8:56pm
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Very nice. I like to see you guy's appreciating and enjoying the nature around Vancouver.
24 April 12 at 9:14pm
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't is wel eerder Grizzly dat een toerke doet met Ine dan omgekeerd precies :) Excellent photos btw!! Frozen waterfalls ftw \o/
24 April 12 at 9:36pm
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Koen: Thanks, we're definitely trying to enjoy everything:) Peirz: Ja, da beest heeft natuurlijke snowshoes, tis en blijft nen sled dog:) Plus ik ben ook traag, maar da weet ge wel al he:)
25 April 12 at 7:46pm
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Deze mooie vergezichten zijn niet tevergelijken met die op onze doortocht vorig jaar in de zomer: wij zagen immers geen vergezichten, alles zat verborgen achter een regengordijn. Genietbare,idyllisch, prachtige foto's.
26 April 12 at 3:11am
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Hey Freddy dank je wel voor de comment! Hopelijk dit jaar een beetje beter weer voor jullie bezoek aan Banff! We kijken uit naar jullie komst.
28 April 12 at 11:06am
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I haven't been to a snowy place like that. I've always wanting to see a real snow. Wish I could visit there one time.....one day....You did a great job on these pictures. It's inviting me to come over there.
04 May 12 at 2:18pm
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Waw, om bij weg te dromen.. de memories aan ons bezoek aan Banff-lake Louise-Icefields Parkway & Athabasca Glacier komen weer naar boven. Ook adembenemend in de winter dus :D love it!! xxx
04 May 12 at 6:17pm
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Thanks Dorine, het is inderdaad een prachtige streek! En ja zeker de moeite in de winter!!!
10 September 12 at 5:09am
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Cinthia misses Grizzly so much! Hopefully she will be able to come over and see him again soon. We loved the pic where he is posing and looking at the camera! Cheers, C&G
10 September 12 at 12:47pm
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Let us know when she's in town! I'm sure grizzly will be excited to see her:)