Jasper & Banff

Clearly, we saved some of Canada's finest for last. Even with an undesirable weather front upon us, both Jasper & Banff teed up some amazing scenery that shined right through the often overcast and rainy horizons. From the vast Columbia Ice field to the incredibly blue water of Lake Louise, we were both very glad to have sped through the last section to make more time to enjoy ourselves here.

Sierra was pretty excited too as he found out that he was aloud to set his paws in every inch of the parks' back country except a few sections in Jasper where the caribou roam. Hiking again became a huge part of our daily life and the whole family got to enjoy it. Each night, we torched some of the biggest campfires ever to keep warm and Brooks never got tired of chopping the endless supply of wood. The only downside was that we were soon overwhelmed with too many beautiful side trips to choose from.

A dip in the Banff hot springs brought some life back to our legs. However, upon entering the hot pools, we quickly found out there weren't many others that had opted to sport the old school suits...

For the long weekend, Nathalie has returned home for Lara's bachlorette party and Brooks and Sierra are headed to the neighboring Yoho National Park, for a four day back country trek.