Banff and Jasper

15–22 Sep 2025 · Canada

8 days4 stops1 country257 km

A week in the Canadian Rockies, which is what happens when a lake guide takes a holiday: more lakes.

Day 1 15 Sep
1

Banff 🇨🇦

Canada · 2 nights

Elk on the golf course, the Rockies in every direction.
Day 2 16 Sep
2

Lake Louise 🇨🇦

Canada · 1 night

Moraine Lake by the first shuttle, Lake Louise by canoe.
Day 5 19 Sep
3

Columbia Icefield 🇨🇦

Jasper National Park, Canada

The Icefields Parkway, the best road I've driven.
Day 6 20 Sep
4

Jasper 🇨🇦

Canada · 2 nights

Quieter than Banff. Elk in town.

16 Sep

Moraine Lake 🇨🇦Lake Louise, Canada
First shuttle up — no private cars anymore. That blue isn't edited. I checked with my own eyes twice.
17 Sep

Lake Louise 🇨🇦Canada
Rented a canoe on my holiday. Glacier at the far end. Felt like work, but prettier.
19 Sep

Athabasca Glacier 🇨🇦Jasper National Park, Canada
Walked on a glacier that's shrinking every year. The markers for where it reached in 1908 are a long walk back.
21 Sep

Maligne Canyon 🇨🇦Jasper, Canada
Deep, narrow, loud. Elk grazing in town on the walk back.

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