Category: Canada 2015
Lake Louise
We had a rather bad idea to visit one of Canada’s most famous destinations on Canada’s national day. We left Lake Louise’s shore to walk up to Mirror Lake and Lake Agnes to visit one of two famous tea houses. Up to there, we… Continue Reading “Lake Louise”
Banff Upper Hot Springs & Hoodoo Trail
Banff Upper Hot Springs A second trial on the Banff Upper Hot Springs in the morning: we tried to have a soak yesterday evening as well but it looked like “too many potatoes being washed in the water” (i.e. too many people as Japanese… Continue Reading “Banff Upper Hot Springs & Hoodoo Trail”
Hunter of Peace
No one may know I went among those hills with a broken heart and only on the high places could I learn that I and mine were very close together… They like to say “Explorer” of me. No. Only hunter of peace. Mary Schäfer… Continue Reading “Hunter of Peace”
Whyte Museum, Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Walk
Since we started traveling in Canada, we have been lucky and the weather has been fantastic: blue sky and sunny. Today we woke up to a very rare rainy day so it became a museum day!
Wildflowers in Sunshine Meadows
Small, beautiful flowers surviving above 2’000m in Sunshine Meadows.
Sunshine Meadows & Rock Isle Lake Hike
Recommended by the Banff tourist office personnel, we did a 12km hike in the Sunshine Meadows, about 10 km away from Banff. The Sunshine Village is a well-known ski resort and the whole installation smelled like a rather chic ski destination with nice ski… Continue Reading “Sunshine Meadows & Rock Isle Lake Hike”
Banff Town Views
Located in the middle of the Rockies, the views from almost anywhere in town are breath-taking.
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