Canadian Rockies

Friday was another day of hiking, and we headed for Sunshine Meadows. In the winter this is one of the larger ski resorts in the area. During the summer they have bus rides up to the top, where you have dozens of miles of hiking through alpine meadows. This was one of several lakes in the meadows.


This is just a glimpse of some of the wild flowers that grow in this high elevation. They have just a few short weeks every summer to grow and thrive before being destroyed again by cold weather, and fall snow.





This is a view from the ridge looking back down at the lakes. It was incredibly windy at the top, and quite cold. After the hike at sunshine meadows, we made our way to Banff, and headed for the gonola, as it was the first time in several days when it was mostly sunny out, a great day for catching the views from the top.


This is a view looking North towards the bow valley. The bow river cuts through an endless string of the Canadian Rockies. After this we called it a day, and made our way down to our B&B in Banff Town.