6/21/14

The rest of yesterday was also extremely beautiful too.  The ride from Radium Hot Springs to Banff & back is 82 miles each way, and the whole time, one is traveling through the Canadian Rockies, which in my opinion, is more beautiful than the US Rockies. But that is like comparing 2 beautiful women, it is strictly in the eye of the beholder.  I always marvel at how they select winners at a flower show...how is one pink rose prettier than another...choosing a mountain range over another is the same process, only harder.

But we started and finished our trek in Radium Hot Springs and dealt with rain several times, but beautiful sunshine too.  The crowds aren't here yet, but there is still a lot of people to deal with too.  So, we had a wonderful day looking at some of the most beautiful scenery on earth....hard not to enjoy.  The sun is trying to peak out this morning, which will make our drive back over the mountain as pretty as yesterday's.

We are planning a gondola ride to the top of the mountain today too, then a bus ride tomorrow through the park.  Then on Monday, we are headed north again, with a destination of Jasper Alberta.  Lots of beauty.

We will likely not have decent internet for the next few days, so we may not be posting for a few days.  We will catch up when we can...BTW, I took 150+ pictures yesterday, can't post them all here, but you get the idea...beauty is everywhere!!  Make sure you add this area to your bucket list.

Radium Hot Springs from on top of the mountain...pretty valley

Our chauffeur extraordinaire 

The ride towards Alberta

Barb checking out the Kootanay River

The Banff/Kootanay border

Just south of Lake Louise

Lake Louise

The view through a dining room in Chateau Lake Louise 

Moraine Lake

Starting the ride home

One of the falls along the way

We had dinner here last night in Radium Hot Springs