Canadian Rockies RV Trip

Riding in the “X-Large” RV. I thought it was enormous, but compared to some other rigs we encountered along the way, it was almost modest.

Morning dip at Kalamalka lake, Okanagan

Kalamalka lake

“The Last spike” of the Canadian Pacific railway, on the way to Revelstoke

By the chateau at Three Valley Lake

The chateau

Mount Revelstoke national park

Mount Revelstoke national park

Mount Revelstoke national park. I was surprised to see the feather headdress because that

In memory of Georgia Engelhard, pioneering woman climber who defied convention by wearing pants in public(!) while climbing.

Bow lake

Bow river

Bow river

Bow river

Peyto lake

Peyto lake

Evening in the RV campground, Jasper

Typical dinner scene. At the top is Dana and Ron’s bed, the couch on the right opens into Adam’s bed, and the in-laws are in the “master bedroom” behind the camera.

Jasper is much fancier than I remembered it being on our previous visit here in 2009

Medicine lake

Medicine lake

Snack break on the Maligne river

Maligne lake

Classic Rockies scene

Elk - not a moose, not a deer

Columbia icefield

Columbia icefield

Columbia icefield

On the Icefields Parkway

Athabasca river

Athabasca river

Athabasca river

Athabasca falls

Athabasca falls. The water diverted, and left behind interesting nooks to explore.

Another evening scene in Jasper

On the Icefields Parkway again, for the fourth and final time

Relaxing at Horseshoe lake, south of Jasper

Heading south on the Icefields Parkway

Waterfowl lake

Lake Louise in the afternoon. Not pictured: hordes of visitors taking roughly the same photo just outside the frame.

Lake Louise

Lake Louise

Agnes Lake

Lake Louise

Lake Louise

Bow river, just outside our campsite in Banf

Bow river

Bow river

Moraine lake – this was arguably more beautiful and definitely more hectic than Lake Louise

Moraine lake

Moraine lake

Moraine lake

Wildlife at the gift shop

Bow river fun at the end of the day at the campsite in Banff, while Ilan works the grill

Bow river

Lake Louise visitor centre. There was an indigenous-run bubble tea shop there! Go figure.

Castle Mountain Lookout, Bow Valley Parkway

Mount Assiniboine Park

Local resident, Mount Assiniboine Park

Mount Assiniboine Park

Mount Assiniboine Park

Mount Assiniboine Park

Mount Assiniboine Park

Banff Upper Hot Springs

On the left: mountain goats. On the right: Yael, which means ibex, i.e. also a mountain goat

Ptarmigan Cirque trail

Ptarmigan Cirque trail

Ptarmigan Cirque trail

Ptarmigan Cirque trail

Ptarmigan Cirque trail

Waterton lakes

Waterton lakes

Cameron lake

More fireweed on the road back to Waterton lakes town

Red Rock Canyon, Waterton lakes

Red Rock Canyon

Cameron falls. This is a 12 minute walk from the Starbucks at Waterton.

Feasting on the local cuisine in Waterton town – specifically, BeaverTails

Parent-proof ice cream...

Last morning in the Rockies

Prince of Wales hotel, Waterton lakes. According to the story, the hotel was named in the hope of convincing the real Prince of Wales to stay here during his visit to Canada in 1927. It didn’t work.