Canada ‘19

In the end of July, my parents and I drove up to Banff by way of Iowa, South Dakota, and Montana. The rest of the siblings would fly up to Calgary, and then make way to meet up with us at our place we stayed at in Canmore. First are some photos from the road trip up.

We made a day stop in Glacier National Park on our way up. We did a couple hikes including Moraine Lake and the Garden Wall.

After Glacier, we made it to Canmore, Canada, about 30 minutes outside Banff. The story of the hotel room we stayed at was that Leonardo DiCaprio stayed there while filming the Revenant. Needless to say we hunted down a couple film locations in the hills nearby.

We went on plenty of great hikes including Grassi Lakes:

Mount Lady MacDonald:

Little Lougheed:

Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Mirror Lake, and the Trail of the Six Glaciers:

The Rimwall:

We ate breakfast at the Banff Springs Hotel prior to a ride out to the Glacier Icefields Center.

The last day included a ride up the Gondola in Banff as well as a boat cruise around Lake Minnewanka.

A happy 40th anniversary to my parents and thank you for getting the whole family together to help celebrate the tremendous occasion. We had a great time in Canmore and we’ll have to make it back again someday!