Showing posts with label Icefields Parkway. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

ICEFIELDS PARKWAY TO LAKE LOUISE/BANFF

BY JANET STEINBERG

Seldom does a drive between two hotels, approximately 150-miles apart from one another, become a highlight of one’s journey.  However, the drive between the Jasper Park Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise did just that.  

Our spectacular Canadian Rockies journey followed some of the same mountain paths that were forged by explorers, traders, prospectors, and the First Nations people, who crossed this challenging terrain on foot, horseback, and rafts. 

On this historic route, that took us through some of the most rugged and awe-inspiring landscapes in North America, we passed lush valleys and towering peaks; photographed glistening lakes, cascading waterfalls, and regional wildlife; and walked on icy glaciers descending from the largest icefield in the Canadian Rockies.