Heading toward Canada’s glacier country, we crossed the border into British Columbia and spent the night in the quaint, rustic town of Invermere. The next morning we drove through eastern British Columbia and did some hiking in Kootenay National Park. We crossed into Alberta and treated ourselves to two nights at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, one of the iconic former Canadian Pacific Railroad Hotels. We dined like royalty and, to burn off all those calories, we hiked like troopers around Lake Moraine and Lake Louise.
Lots of log cabins and huckleberry products in the Rockies. Welcome to the Huckleberry Cafe, Invermere, B.C
Kootenay National Park in British Columbia
The red mud on Paint Pots Trail in Kootenay National Park. Our shoes needed some cleaning after this hike.
Lake Moraine, outside of Lake Louise, showcases a mass of rocks and sediment deposited by the glaciers.
We stayed a couple of nights at the Banff Springs Hotel, known as “The Castle.”
View from the hotel bar— at Fairmont Banff Springs.
View from our hotel window
European touches: planter boxes, turrets, French, German, Swiss & Italian cuisine,
One of Canada’s iconic railroad hotels, now operated by Fairmont
The other CP Castle — at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
We arrived early to avoid the crowds. Burr, it was cold!
Two weathered tourists at Lake Louise
The ranger used an air rifle to scare away these two grizzlies, who were too close to the tourists
View from the Lake Louise Castle entrance. — at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
Glacial water in all its turquoise glory. Silt suspended in the glacial melt water creates its unique color.
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