Monday, June 24
The sun was out today! We started the day on the Bow Valley Parkway south of our campground at Johnston Canyon, where I took a 4-mi RT hike to two waterfalls along the chalky teal colored stream.
Then we headed west on Highway 1 to neighboring Yoho NP in British Columbia, where we were lucky enough to catch a long train at the Spiral Tunnel Overlook where the train heads east loops into the mountain heading west and then loops back out of the mountain heading east in order to avoid too much of a grade. Next stop was at a natural bridge. We also stopped at the beautiful Emerald Lake. Compared to previous trips, we have learned that every stop in all these Canadian parks is limited parking and mobbed with tourists, many from the Middle East and Asia.
We headed back east to Lake Louise (town) and then drive part way up the Icefields Parkway still in Banff NP. Stops here included Herbert Lake, Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake, Peyto Lake (my favorite), Mistaya Canyon, Saskatchewan Crossing, and Howse Pass before having dinner at a pub and then driving two-plus hours back south on the Icefields Parkway to the same campsite we had last night.
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