A Last Look

We're outta here in the morning for the short 3 hour drive down the Ice Fields Parkway to Banff. Had another pretty day today...warmed up to almost 80. Here are a few more pictures of one of the most beautiful places we've seen on our travels.


Lots of sun and no wind in the early AM made for some crystal-clear reflections on one of the high lakes.



Another look at Medicine Lake from our lunch spot. Hard to believe this will be an open meadow in another month.



A couple of looks at Maligne Lake...above & below. The 25 mile drive up the canyon to get here has to be ranked among the most scenic on earth.






The road to the lake passes thru a lot of habitat for assorted creatures large & small. These Big Horn sheep (females with young ones) were just grazing by the side of the road...and of course stopping traffic as they browsed.

Saw another Black Bear crossing the road ahead of us on this drive, but we were too slow on the trigger and he (or she) was well into the woods before we could retrieve the camera.

Looking forward to Banff. The weather is forecast to turn showery tomorrow but we have our waterproofs and are hoping for the best.