August trip to Banff, Jasper, and Glacier NP - what do you think?
Feb 23rd, 2013, 07:00 AM
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http://www.pc.gc.ca/~/media/pn-np/ab.../activ1_e.ashx
This is the link to the hiking guide I got.
It prints too small so you may want to call and ask them to send it.
This is the link to the hiking guide I got.
It prints too small so you may want to call and ask them to send it.
Feb 25th, 2013, 05:58 AM
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Lots of great suggestions, and the only thing here that is "for sure" is that there are too many places to see, and way too little time to see them.
I never saw where anyone mentioned dropping in to Waterton Lakes NP on your way to Glacier.... its right next door. A compact park, compared to the others, and lots of beautiful scenery. Great boat ride on the lake there, too. And its not as crowded and busy as the others.
Perhaps you can get to Jasper and Waterton on your next trip!
Moraine Lake is a must see, and I can remember times in years past, taking in The Valley of the Ten Peaks while sitting on "the rockpile", before breakfast....and no one else there but us, not one person. My idea of Paradise. Its not "lonely" like that anymore...... sigh.
FYI, the color of the lake's waters seem to be at their best, closer to noon, when the sun gets higher, though. Also, its a short, relatively flat hike to Consolation Lakes nearby, and its a very "consoling" place.
Have a great time!
I never saw where anyone mentioned dropping in to Waterton Lakes NP on your way to Glacier.... its right next door. A compact park, compared to the others, and lots of beautiful scenery. Great boat ride on the lake there, too. And its not as crowded and busy as the others.
Perhaps you can get to Jasper and Waterton on your next trip!
Moraine Lake is a must see, and I can remember times in years past, taking in The Valley of the Ten Peaks while sitting on "the rockpile", before breakfast....and no one else there but us, not one person. My idea of Paradise. Its not "lonely" like that anymore...... sigh.
FYI, the color of the lake's waters seem to be at their best, closer to noon, when the sun gets higher, though. Also, its a short, relatively flat hike to Consolation Lakes nearby, and its a very "consoling" place.
Have a great time!
Feb 25th, 2013, 11:48 AM
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I was in Glacier last summer with my daughter. On the way back to Calgary we stopp in Waterton Lakes for a few hours.
Stopped at Prince of Wales Hotel, went to the waterfalls in town and then did the recommended Bear's Hump hike that has to be the toughest we did on the trip. Not very long but those natural and railway tie stairs were a bit high and tough on aging legs.
For some reason I find the towns in Canadian NP a little too civilized. I found the same thing in Banff Townsite.
In Glacier, while there were people everywhere there didn't seem to be hords anywhere other than sitting arounf St Mary Falls.
Even though the parking lot at Logan Pass filled up by 9:30 or so, the crowd is dispersed between a few hiking trails and there were never hords there either.
I went to Moraine Lake and went up the Rockpile 3 or 4 times in the two days I was there. The very early visits had me there either alone or with one or two people.
The only time it appeared to get a bit crowed was when we were leaving and a wedding party arrived for some photos.
Stopped at Prince of Wales Hotel, went to the waterfalls in town and then did the recommended Bear's Hump hike that has to be the toughest we did on the trip. Not very long but those natural and railway tie stairs were a bit high and tough on aging legs.
For some reason I find the towns in Canadian NP a little too civilized. I found the same thing in Banff Townsite.
In Glacier, while there were people everywhere there didn't seem to be hords anywhere other than sitting arounf St Mary Falls.
Even though the parking lot at Logan Pass filled up by 9:30 or so, the crowd is dispersed between a few hiking trails and there were never hords there either.
I went to Moraine Lake and went up the Rockpile 3 or 4 times in the two days I was there. The very early visits had me there either alone or with one or two people.
The only time it appeared to get a bit crowed was when we were leaving and a wedding party arrived for some photos.
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