Alec and I spent two weeks up in Canada visiting some of my old stomping grounds. We spent a few days in each Banff, Lake Louise and Calgary. We camped mostly, only staying in a hotel in Calgary (the Westin thanks to Hotwire’s great deals). We spent over half of our days hiking in Banff National Park, which was great. In all we checked out Takkakaw Falls, Plain of 6 Glaciers, Peyto Lake, Larch Valley through to Sentinel Pass, Athabasca Glacier on the Columbia Icefield, Johnston Canyon, Spray River Circuit and Sulfur Mountain.

The thing about going home which is hard, is a lot of things change. People get older and new people live in the places where nothing once was. However, this time around it seemed like time stood still. There were still tourists who are taking photos of street signs and The Fudgery was still pimping out their fudge… mmm fudge.

We had Caesars every day, trying to find the best one (Truffle Pigs in Field).
We sought out real Canadian food (apparently it’s wild game like bison).
I even reconsidered moving back to Calgary after a beautiful day at Prince’s Island Park.
Then I was reminded by a friend on how cold it got in the winter and how everything looked dirty when the snow thaws. We got to enjoy true Canadian spirit unless you are that mean lady who took our spot at Two Jack Campground or the bored-but-too-busy-chatting-to-be-of-service girls who work at TD Square in Calgary.

To finish it off, we spent time with my family at the end of the trip at my nephew’s wedding (those photos are coming)

I hope to add more info about the hikes, but since I’m heading on another trip in two weeks, we’ll see what’s really possible. For now, this is what you get. Enjoy! We did.

Show me the photos!