One of my favorite peaks within the Banff National Park in Alberta.
Fast Fact: This peak was known as "Mount Eisenhower," from 1946-1979, in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Photo: "Vermillion"
Overlooking the Vermillion Lakes in Banff, Canada.
Photo: "The Falls"
A dreamy day in Canada back in 2015.
Photo: "Vermillion Lakes"
On my April trip to Banff, we awoke up to a few inches of snow, so we took a drive around the Vermillion Lakes and found one section of perfectly still water.
Photo: "Canadian Rockies"
Spent a few days in Banff National Park last weekend, my first trip during winter, gazing at these beautiful mountain tops.
Photo: "Canadian Sunsets"
Taken on the river behind our campsite during a trip through the Canadian Rockies with my Dad in July 2015.
Photo: "Marble Canyon"
I really loved the Marble Canyon area of Kootenay National Park, even though we got caught in a downpour in the middle of our hike.
Photo: "Boom Lake"
That one summer when I spent 5 glorious days in the mountains of Canada exploring the beauty of Banff and Jasper National Park.
The hike to Boom Lake took a few hours, but it was very worth it.
Travel: Alberta 2015
For the third summer in a row, I visited my Dad for a few days while he was on one of his crazy 6-week road trips. This year, my brother was preparing to be a Dad himself, so he stayed home.
My Dad spent most of the trip in a 1950 Ford Woody pulling a 1947 teardrop trailer, but transmission trouble forced him to send the Woody to a shop for repairs and rent a truck for the duration of the week that I was visiting.
We spent the first few days in Banff National Park, then took the Icefields Parkway up to Jasper to close out the trip. I had spent time in BC and Alberta, but never made it to the National Parks. Like usual, I had high expectations for the trip and was not disappointed. We had our fair share of rain, but it never stopped us from getting out and exploring the snow-capped mountains, cerulean lakes and beautiful landscapes.
Trina, Dad and I at Lake Louise, Banff National Park
Banff National Park - iPhone image
Lake Louise, Banff National Park - iPhone image
Paddle boarding on Lake Louise, Banff National Park - iPhone image with Catalyst Case
Padle boarding on Lake Louise, Banff National Park - Photo: Michel Bury - michelbury.com
Lake Louise, Banff National Park
Moraine Lake, Banff National Park
Marble Canyon, Kootenay National Park - iPhone image
Marble Canyon, Kootenay National Park
Marble Canyon, Kootenay National Park
Boom at the Ochre Beds at the Paint Pots, Kootenay National Park - iPhone image
Lower Falls in Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park - iPhone image
Sunset from the riverside in Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park
Icefields Parkway, Alberta
Columbia Icefields on the Icefields Parkway, Alberta
Icefields Parkway, Alberta
Icefields Parkway, Alberta
Herbert Lake on the Icefields Parkway, Alberta
Athabasca Falls on the Icefields Parkway, Alberta
Athabasca Falls on the Icefields Parkway, Alberta
Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park - iPhone image
Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park
Valley of the Five Lakes, Jasper National Park
Black Bear, Jasper National Park
Mountain Goats, Jasper National Park
Drumheller, Alberta - iPhone image
Drumheller, Alberta - iPhone image
Drumheller, Alberta - iPhone image
Photo: "Herbert Lake"
Icefields Parkway, just north of Banff National Park.
Photo: "Sunwapta River"
Sunwapta River along the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper National Parks.