Banff - what I did on my summer vacation

[HH8]

Drove to Banff, the first Canadian national park.
Parks Canada
Wildflowers were incredible – mosquitoes and horseflies too.
Met good people.
Peaceful lakes, tall trees, alpine meadows, exciting waterfalls.
Snowmelt everywhere.
Bonnet glacier blew me away.
Met loon, bald eagle, marmots, porcupine, trout, bighorn sheep and elk, but not grizzly.
There were types of trees and flowers and fungus I never saw before.
Post hike hot springs.
The wide open spaces vacuumed out the tedium and worries of daily existence.
I’m feeling very vacated now

Full story on my flickr page
Banff

[Hikin_Jim]

Nice. I've been to Banff several times for XC skiing as well as in the summer. It's a great area.

Got any photos?

HJ

[Lermo]

Epic Photos & Trip! I gotta go to Banff! Maybe to the Calgary Stampede too!!

[zippetydude]

Great trip, thanks for sharing that. I especially liked pics 128 and 619 - amazing rock formations. Looks like you got off the beaten route too, some of those pics are from some beautiful back country. I'm tempted to go if I can find a no-mosquito year!

z

[Hikin_Jim]

Oh, I see, you do have photos. For whatever reason, Flickr doesn't show up right on my computer.

HJ

[arocknoid]

Merci beaucoup for the post and pics.

This does not look fun:



but this looks magnificent:






this, too, especially the contrast of textures. And what pleasant winding trails!




--begging pardon for posting the screen-stretching size, but those two landscapes demand it.

Your journey looks like it would revitalize the most burned out cinderfied kaBob.

kind regards,

arocknoid, a salubriously envious lifeform

[Sally]

I would like to award you "1st place' for the best TR and pics of the summer, HH8! Thanks for sharing that. A great read, indeed! It was cool seeing stuff you don't see down here, like the porcupine and all those fungi and mushrooms. I enjoyed the wildflowers and geological features, too. It's a different world up there north of the border!

[HH8]

Thanks for sharing that.

I wanted to give something back. You all motivate me.