Revelstoke, Lake Louise/ Banff and Waterton National Parks, BC and Alberta

We drove through Mt. Revelstoke National Park, BC

The visit to the driving of the last spike in the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Our visit through Canada continued from Vancouver as we drove West on Canada Route 1. We camped at Lac Le Jeune Provicial Park in BC. The following day we visited  Mt. Revelstoke National Park and Glacier National Park in BC. Our campground was the Eco Golden Campground in an idyllic valley surrounded by snow covered peaks.

We crossed into Alberta, to the Lake Louise Visitor Center. The weather was deteriorating but we were able to take in the film at the visitor center and hiked around Lake Louise. The lake was still covered in ice, but we were able to get a glimpse of the bright blue water created by the glacial till.

We spent the night at the campground in Banff National Park. We woke on June 1st to cold and 4 inches of snow and it was still coming down!!! We drove into town and visited the Banff Museum of Natural History and walked around the quaint shops. The snow was still coming down so there was nothing left to do but soak in the Banff Hot Springs. We left Banff warmed up and as soon as we descended the snow turned to rain. We continued on through Calagary, BC and had a chance to see some of the Olympic venues from the 1988 Games, and the Saddle Dome where the Calagary Flames play hockey.

Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta Canada

The little bit of unfrozen Lake Louise.

Huge ice flow above Lake Louise.

The hotel at Lake Louise.

Snow on June 1st!!!

The snowy campground at Banff, Alberta.

Bison at the historic Banff Natural History Museum.

William meets the black bear.

Soaking at the Banff Hot Springs pool on the snowy day!

Our arrival in the rain at Waterton Lakes.

 We spent the rainy night at a campground in Claresholm, Alberta enroute to Waterton Lakes National Park. The park is connected on the US border to Glacier National Park in Montana. We arrived in the downpour, but were able to drive through the bison park and took our first look at the huge creatures. There was one bison calf too! We were fortunate that the rain stopped and we hiked around the Red Rock Canyon.

Prince of Wales Hotel in the distance over Waterton Lake.

Red Rock Canyon at Waterton Lakes National Park.

Our hike around the Red Rocks Canyon at Waterton Lakes NP.

Leaving Alberta, Canada!