We had a day visit through Banff, after spending the weekend hiking in the Lake Louise area. After a wonderful stay at the Fairmont Lake Louise, today’s objective was taking MrsWT73 on her first visit to Banff, Alberta, Canada. Since no visit to Banff would be complete without a walk through the Bow River Trail, we set out on this mission immediately upon our arrival in Banff. Walking the Bow Falls River… Read More

In the second part of local hikes within the Lake Louise area, we took in the more energetic Fairview Lookout trail from the Fairmont Château Lake Louise. Complimenting our experience on the Lakeshore trail, the Fairview trail offered those spectacular crystal blue lake views of Lake Louise that were missing from the ground level lakeshore view points. The trail was a little more energetic that I expected, although it was well worth… Read More

I returned to Lake Louise in early November on an introductory trip with my wife whom had never seen the area. Since the Lake Louise ski hill hadn’t officially been opened for the season, we were looking for some local hiking activities to fill our time and allow us to enjoy our Lake Louise experience. On the day of our arrival, we took in the fairly simple Lake Louise Lakeshore hike. Winter… Read More