Canoeing on Lake Louise

Beautiful Johnston Canyon

The trail to the waterfalls of Johnston Canyon has to be the busiest in the Canadian Rockies. Nearly every day throughout the summer, hundreds of hikers follow its canyon-clinging catwalks and cliff-mounting staircases to the gorge’s Lower and Upper Falls. While the canyon and its unique trail are certainly worthy of a visit, you’ll have to do the hike in the evening or very early in the morning to avoid the hordes.

Lower falls

Johnston Canyon - Banff Canada Johnston Creek originates north of Castle Mountain in a glacial valley southwest of Badger Pass and south of Pulsatilla Pass, at an elevation of 2,500 meters (8,200 ft). The creek flows southeast between Helena Ridge and the Sawback Range, and then south through a gorge known as Johnston Canyon. The stream empties into the Bow River, south of Castle Mountain, between Banff and Lake Louise, at an elevation of 1,440 meters (4,720 ft).

Johnston Creek - Banff Canada

Moraine Lake is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m). The lake has a surface area of 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinctive shade of blue. The colour is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis.

Autour du lac Consolation - Banff Canada

The Consolation Lakes Trail is a hiking adventure route located in Banff National Park near Moraine Lake in Lake Louise, Alberta,Canada. The hiking route explores through a forest of trees, follows Babel Creek and crosses rock slides before leading to a lake surrounded by glaciers and large boulders left behind by a rock slide. Consolation Lakes Trail measures 3 kilometres one-way with a small elevation gain of about 60 metres. The lakes are situated in Consolation Valley which is surrounded by the Panorama Mountain Range of the Rocky Mountains. From the lake the views of the jagged peaks and sagging glaciers are fantastic. This Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada trail begins following a a single-track, dirt and earthy trail with some exposed tree roots and boulders to high step over and around. Along the route you walk across a rock slide near the base of the Tower of Babel, navigate along mountain ridges, climb up wooden and rock steps, follow rock cairns and cross over foot bridges. Footing can be tricky in some areas of the trail near the rock slides as rocks are loose. Depending on the season and weather, the trail can also be muddy and slippery. All in all the trail is relatively level with a few steep sections. It should take no longer than a couple hours to hike to the lakes and back. Add an hour for sightseeing and picnicking at the lake. There are no picnic tables but a massive boulder works just as well. For such little effort the views while in Consolation Valley are some of the best. At the main lake the shores are marsh-like, colored with wildflowers surrounded by a landscape of massive boulders. In and out of the cracks of the rocks are heads of wildlife critters like marmots and squirrels. The entrance (trailhead) to the Consolation Trail is near Moraine Lake located south of the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta. It is the same area for accessing many of the wilderness trails exploring the Moraine Lake region like the Larch Valley, Sentinel Pass, Eiffel Lake, Lakeshore and Wenkchemna Pass Trails.

Quiétude sur le lac Consolation - Banff Canada

Walking on Athabasca Glacier

Sunwapta River at Sunwapta falls

Jasper Canada

Chutes Athabasca et vapeurs d'eau - Jasper Canada

Bridge on Emerald Lake by Emmanuelle Weiland - Yoho National Park Canada

Natural - Yoho National Park Canada

Natural Bridge - Yoho National Park Canada

Paddling on Emerald Lake by Emmanuelle Weiland - Yoho National Park - Canada

Emerald Lake - Yoho National Park - Colombie Britannique Canada

Marble Canyon - Kootenay National Park - British Columbia - Canada

Fresh water - Marble Canyon by Emmanuelle Weiland

After the fire : fireweeds - by Emmanuelle Weiland - Kootenay National Park - Canada

Entrance of Marble Canyon

Marble Canyon

Bridge on Marble Canyon

Falls - Marble Canyon

Waterton Lakes - Canada

Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, United States. Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake, in turn after the Victorian naturalist and conservationist Charles Waterton. The park contains 505 km2 (195 sq mi) of rugged mountains and wilderness. Operated by Parks Canada, Waterton is open all year, but the main tourist season is during July and August. The only commercial facilities available within the park are located at the Waterton Park townsite. The park ranges in elevation from 1,290 metres (4,232 ft) at the townsite to 2,910 m (9,547 ft) at Mount Blakiston. It offers many scenic trails, including Crypt Lake trail. In 2012/2013, Waterton Lakes National Park had 402,542 visitors. The park was the subject of a short film in 2011's National Parks Project, directed by Peter Lynch and scored by Cadence Weapon, Laura Barrett and Mark Hamilton.