Mount Temple
Mount Temple from the front of the Lake Louise Inn
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Post Hotel on the Pipestone River
Just a minute walk from the Lake louise Inn is the Post Hotel on the banks of...
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Pipestone River
These are my sons , Paul and Aaron playing in the Pipestone River...
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The Samson Mall ,Lake Louise Village
If You are looking for hundreds of gift shops to spend hours looking around...
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Mount Temple after rainfall
This Photo was taken from the Post Hotel car park (at the rear of the...
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Lake Lousie Inn (Lobby Entrance)
This is where we stayed for our first week. Great hotel with fantastic food
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Mount Temple
Mount Temple after a thunder storm
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Mount Temple
This is another photo of Mount Temple after the thunderstorm we had one...
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Sunset at Lake Louise Village
This was taken from the bridge over the Pipestone river looking up the valley
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Bow River
This is the bridge over the Bow River which leads upto Lake...
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Bow River
This taken from the bridge on our first day as we decided to follow the creek...
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Bow River
You can see the Post Hotel (top right) and the railroad bridge from here.
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Me and my boy's - Bow River
This was the start of our supposed "relaxing day" .Instead it...
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Paul and Aaron in the Bow River
These are my sons palying in the river.The water is freezing and only...
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Bow River
This is where some of the water from lake Louise meets the Bow River.
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Lake Louise Creek
We decided to to walk to lake Louise on our first day which took us about an...
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Lake Louise Creek
Me and my partner Jane on one of the many bridge crossings of Lake Louise Creek
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Lake Louise
Jane , Paul and Aaron at the end of the Creek trail , with the...
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Lake Louise
This is the first view of Lake Louise you get from the direction we came...
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Lake Louise
Paul and Aaron
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Lake Louise
Lake Louise and the Victoria Glacier.Its hard to believe that Mount...
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Lake Louise
This a great walk along the side of the lake.It leads all the away to...
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Lake Louise
Lake Louise with the beehive top right.We walked up there later in the...
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Lake Louise
Chateau Lake Louise.This place is huge !Also very expensive to stay...
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Lake Louise
The far end of the lake.
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Lake Louise
This is the end of Lake Louise and where the Galcier melt flows into...
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Conoe Dock- Lake Louise
If you end up at Lake Louise, you must hire a canoe (approx...
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Lake Louise Gondola
Just a short drive from Lake Louise village is the Gondola.Keep your...
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Lake Louise Gondola.
On the Way up.
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Lake louise Gondola
On the way down me and Aaron took a chair lift instead of the gondola.
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Lake Louise Gondola
This the Lodge of The Ten Peaks at the base of the gondola.I'm told its a...
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Lodge of The Ten Peaks
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The Gondola's
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Lake Louise Gondola
This is my family at the top of the Gondola ride. Here you will find an...
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Lake louise Gondola
Me and my boys with Lake Louise in the distance
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Lake Louise Gondola
Great Views from up here.Mount Temple , centre
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Lake Louise Gondola
Mount Temple left , Lake Louise right and the village below.
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Lake Louise Gondola
Lake Louise in the distance
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Lake Louise Gondola
Views of the Bow valley from the Gondola
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Bow lake
This was our first stop on the way to the columbia Ice fields..Fantastic views
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Bow Lake
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Bow Lake
Paul and Aaron at Bow Lake.This is the source of the Bow river we were...
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Crow foot Glacier
This was our second stop on the way to the ice fields.
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Athabasca Glacier
Chance to get a few phtos before we took the snow coach onto the glacier itself.
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Athabasca Glacier
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Athabasca Glacier
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Snow Coach
Once you get to the Icefields interpretive centre you catch another...
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Snow coach journey
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Snow coach journey
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Athabasca Glacier
Make sure you have warm clothes on before going out onto the glacier...
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Athabasca Glacier
You have to be there to get the shear scale of things..it's huge
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Athabasca Glacier
Jane ,Paul and Aaron.You must stay behind the blue cones for safety...
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Athabasca Glacier
Me and my boys
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Athabasca Glacier
Hanging glacier
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Athabasca Glacier
You can drink the water here.Tastes great but instantly numbs your hands !
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Snow Coach
This is probably the most common photo anybody takes when you go out onto the...
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Athabasca Glacier
Drinking the water
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Athabasca Glacier
Drinking the water
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Lake Peyto
This lake is stunning.we stopped here on the way back from the...
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Lake Peyto
The whole family
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Panaramic Peyto
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Valley Of The Ten Peaks
We caught the shuttle to Moraine Lake one day.All you have to do is...
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Moraine Lake
This place is stunning.
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Moraine Lake
You can follow the lake side trail to end of the lake from here.All the other...
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Moraine Lake
Moraine Lake from the rockpile
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Moraine Lake
The water really is this colour !
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Moraine Lake
You can hire canoes by the hour here.
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Moraine Lake
Nearing the top of the rockpile
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Moraine Lake
Aaron on top of the rockpile.
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Moraine Lake
Paul on top of the rockpile
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Moraine Lake
Paul and Aaron on top of the rockpile
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Moraine Lake
Jane on top of the rockpile.This is where we decided to eat our apples we had...
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Moraine Lake
Base of the rockpile
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Moraine Lake
This is me on the rockpile
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Moraine lodge
This the lodge at Moraine.There is a cafe' and a restaurant here.
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Moraine Lake
This is the rockpile where some of the previous photo's were taken from.
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Moraine Lake
This is the end of the lake and you cant go any futher due to the glacier river.
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Moraine Lake
You can see the rockpile in the distance.
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Lake Agnes trail
This is Lake Louise on the Lake Agnes trail.Its about 3 miles from the...
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Lake Agnes trail
We met a group of horse riders on the way up
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The Big beehive
This is the Big Beehive and Mirror lake which you arrive at before lake Agnes.
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Mirror Lake
Me and Aaron looking up to Lake Agnes and the tea house
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Agnes Tea House
You can just see the roof of the tea house , just to the right of the waterfall.
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Agnes waterfall
My family at the waterfall
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Agnes tea House
View of the Bow valley from the tea house
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Lake Agnes
You can just about pick out the trail at the end of the lake which we...
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Lake Agnes
Fantastic views from here.Tea house left.We went inside to eat to get...
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Lake Agnes
View from the end of the lake
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Lake Agnes
Lake Agnes trail
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Lake Agnes
This is the trail upto the Big Beehive.It's steeper than it looks.Lots of...
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Beehive trail
looking down you can see the switchbacks
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Beehive trail
Lake Agnes below
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Big Beehive
Views from the top
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Mount Victoria
This is looking towards mount Victoria from the Beehive
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Lake Louise
The whole family with Lake Louise below
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Lake Louise
Fantastic views from here
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Cascade Mountain Banff
This is the view from the safeway only a stones throw from our hotel.Great...
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Banff
Top of Banff Avenue
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Banff - Sulphur Mountain
View of Banff Avenue from the front of our hotel
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Banff
Waiting for a bus at the end of Banff Avenue near Cascade Gardens
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Banff
The Ptarmigan Inn.This was our hotel for the second week.We realy...
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Banff
Paul and Aaron under the Totem pole outside the Whyte Museaum.
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Banff
This is the Whyte Museaum.full of stuffed animals ! interesting though.
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Banff
Mount Rundle taken from the Safeway carpark.
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Banff
Everybody who goes to Banff has this photo of Cascade mountain from the...
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Banff
Jane , Paul and Aaron on the Bow Bridge
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Banff Gondola
If you go to Banff you must take the gondola ride up Sulphur...
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Sulphur Mountain
The way up
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Sulphur Mountain
At the top
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Sulphur Mountain
This was taken on the way up.You can see the upper hot springs , centre.
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Sulphur Mountain
Views from the summit
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Sulphur Mountain
Views of Banff Town site and Lake Minnewanka in the distance.
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Sulphur Mountain
This is looking along the trans-Canadian Highway which leads to Lake Louise.
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Sulphur Mountain
The Summit Restaurant.We had a nice luch here whith great views
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Sulphur Mountain
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Sulphur Mountain
This is the trail if you would rather walk up or down , it's approx 6 miles.
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Sulphur Mountain
Jane , Paul and Aaron.
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Sulphur Mountain
Banff Springs Hotel below
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Banff Springs Hotel
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Bow Falls
About 30-40 minutes walk from our hotel is Bow falls.
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Bow Falls
Me at Bow Falls
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Bow Falls
Paul and Aaron
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Bow Falls
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Bow Falls
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Bow River
If you want to get away from the busy shops in the evening, take a walk along...
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Bow River
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Bow River Bridge
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Bow River
Take a walk to "supprise corner" and get some great...
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Bow River
Bow Falls and The Banff Springs Hotel
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Supprise Corner
Me , paul and Aaron
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Banff Springs Hotel
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Supprise Corner
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Spray River at Bow Falls
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Upper Hot Springs
If you want to soothe all your aches and pains , take a dip in the hot...
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Upper Hot Springs
This is the main building / reception
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Upper Hot Springs
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Mount Rundle
View of Mount Rundle from the hot springs with fresh snowfall from the night...
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Views from the hot springs
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View from the hot springs
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Bow River Boat Launch
We booked a 2 hour river float trip along the Bow river through...
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Bow River
Once we all got our life jackets on we set off.
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Floating down the river
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Cascade Mountain
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Bow River
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Bow River
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Mount Rundle
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Bow River
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Bow River
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Bow River
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Bow River
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Aaron takes charge of the boat
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The Three Sisters - just outside Canmore
This is where the float trip ended and we picked up the bus back to Banff.
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Bow River
Great afternoon ! No bears but saw Bald eagles and Osprey.
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Fenland walk
Here you will find lots of half eaten trees.Didn't see any beavers though.
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Vermillion Lakes
Follow the fenland trail (which is approx 20-30 minute walk from town)...
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Vermillion Lakes
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Vermillion Lakes
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Vermillion Lakes
Make sure you put on plenty of insect repellent or you'll get eaten alive...
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Vermillion Lakes and Mount Rundle
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Vermillion Lakes
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Vermillion Lakes
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Fenland trail
To get to the Fenland trail and the lakes you have to cross the rail road...
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Elk
We came across a herd of Elk on our way to the cave and basin.Dont get...
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Cave and Basin-Banff
This is Banff's historic site and the reason why Banff is here today.
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The cave hot springs
It really smells bad in here.
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The origonal public hot springs
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Takakkaw Falls
We took a trip to the Grizzly Bear sanctuary at the kicking horse...
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Takakkkaw Falls
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Kicking Horse resort
It stopped rainning when we got to the resort.We caught the gondola up to the...
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The Eagles Eye Restaurant
It was freezing up here.This is the highest restaurant in the Canadian Rockies.
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View from the summit
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view from the summit
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View from the summit
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Boo
This is Boo the Grizzly.Unfortunately his brother Cari died last...
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The way down from the Santuary
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