Sunday, 13 August 2023

Icefields Parkway

12th august 


Bit of a silly day today, to be honest: 11 hours in the car, 300 miles… 


Breakfast at the motel, then filled up with fuel, bought enough snacks to sink a battleship and headed back off up the road towards Banff. Headed north this time, first stop: Lake Louise. Except not. Parking full, no park and ride tickets available.  What??? We stopped anyways to use the loo then headed north again.


So many picturesque views: Canada has added lakes and mountains to the “trees and rocks and rocks and trees” thing.



Bow lake 




Peyto lake


  


Mistaya canyon






Icefields discovery centre


(Got a coffee from the highest Starbucks in Canada, winter only!)


Sunwapta falls


Athabasca falls 



Jasper. We stopped at a diner for tea, then headed an hour further up highway 16 towards Tete Jaune Cache and our accommodation.


Adventure rating:  7/10

Tiredness score: 7/10

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