1996 trip to Western Canada and USA-part 2

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From Calgary, we headed into the Rockies. Our first stop was Banff. After a little exploring of the town, we drove over to the Banff Springs Hotel. Eddy's company had designed and manufactured many of their lighting fixtures, so we sort of felt as if we owned the place. And what a place! And what a view!
Afterwards we walked up to the Rimrock Resort Hotel and from there, took a cablecar to an observation point far, far above the valley floor. Again, what a view! We walked, (more like scrambled), down from the mountain top, catching sight of an elk on the way down. That night, we camped out, for the first time on the trip. It was at a small camground, which was part of the national park.
The next day, we explored Johnston's Canyon, had to stop along the road to allow a herd of elk to pass through, and finally made it to Lake Louise. Now, I enjoyed Banff, the scenery was breathtaking, but to me, Lake Louise surpasses it by a mile! I fell in love with Lake Louise, and though we've visited many awesome sites before and since, it remains one of my favorite spots in the world! The green lake, the snowcapped mountains... it all just speaks to me. We hiked to a smaller lake above the main one perhaps three kilometers there and back, trying to take in as much of the panorama as possible. Unfortunately, we had to move on if we were going to make it to our destination (Vancouver) within our allotted time frame.
That night, we camped again, this time along the Fraser River in B.C.

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Photos

The Banff Springs Hotel
It lives up to its reputation!

And Up We Go!
Of course, I was terrorized before we got in, but it turned out real neat!

Lake Louise
Spectacular!

Shades of Switzerland!
An alpenhorn player at the Chateau Lake Louise.

Lake Louise
Soooo beautiful!!!

Camping
Breakfast along the Fraser River.