Glacier to Waterton to Yoho
 

In July, 2006, I'm planning to take my family on multiple day hikes. Flying into Kalispell and out of Calgary. Starting out in Glacier NP, staying at Sperry Lodge for 2 nights. Then working our way up to Waterton (perhaps a stop a Many). Then from Waterton to Yoho/Lake O'Hara. Then fly back to Atlanta from Calgary. I'm interested in any insights/suggestions re: timeframes (I'm guessing about 8 days?), places to stay/visit, etc.
Thanks!

Glacier and Waterton are great but I would stay in Banff instead of Yoho and visit the surrounding Lakes ...Paul

Thanks. I'll read up on Banff some more. I was originally planning on a linear drive from Kalispell to Calgary, but apparently 1) you can't take US rental cars from Kalispell into Canada and 2) even if you could, you can't dropp off the car in Calgary. So we'll probably spend half our time in Glacier, omitting Waterton, and then fly from Kalispell to Calgary to be able to see the Canadian rockies.

You're time would probably be better spent in one area and if I had to choose it would be VERY EASY for me...Banff, Jasper & Yoho are all so close and SO BEAUTIFUL! In other words, I'd skip Glacier this time and concentrate on the Canadian Rockies.

Utahtea

Yoho is my favorite of the contiguous Canadian Rockies national parks. If you stay in Field, there are several places that offer apartments on a nightly basis but usually with a minimum stay of 2 or 3 nights.

There are many good to excellent trails in the park.

The drive up there via route 22 to Longview then route 541 to its junction with route 40 is the most scenic.

Route 40 goes by Peter Lougheed park and joins the Trans Canada a few miles east of Banff town site.

I assume you are driving a rental car.
If so, I suggest you look at how much of a drop fee you will need to pay. International drops are usually expensive.

I looked at that same deal a couple of years ago and the rental fee for an intermediate size car picked up in Kalispell and returned in Calgary at the airport was about $1,200 USD.

Bob,
do you remember which rental agency? Hertz said no.
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