Shadow Lake Lodge was our big splurge on a trip full of camping and crashing at relatives' houses. It was completely worth it. We were nervous in the lead up because the lodge was so close to the fire closure areas and a nearby lodge had been evacuated, but Shadow Lake stayed on that outside …
Tag: Rocky Mountains
Icefields Parkway
The Icefields Parkway may be one of the most stunning roads in the world. Glaciers on glaciers, mountains on mountains. I'm so glad the smoke from early in our trip cleared and we had beautiful weather for the drive from Banff to Jasper and then back to Calgary from Jasper. For example, the mountain on …
Banff National Park
The welcoming committee in Banff at sunset, so around 10:00 PM. Driving into Banff was one of the strangest driving experiences. We knew there were wildfires in the area but didn't realize quite how bad the issue was until we were on the road. As we drove out of Calgary towards Banff we kept saying …