July 18-20, 2013 – Banff and Jasper National Parks
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We left Mike and Barb’s house after lunch on Thursday and drove west toward Banff and Jasper National Parks. The scenery gradually changed to mountains as we neared the parks - this part of Alberta is beautiful! Along the way a Big Horn Sheep ewe ran across the road in front of us. We could not get camping reservations in the National Parks so we are staying at David Thompson Resort about 30 miles east of the Saskatchewan Crossing entrance to Banff National Park. There is a great trail behind park that takes you to a viewpoint overlooking Abraham Lake on the North Saskatchewan River. The dogs really enjoyed hiking to the lake and smelling all the new smells. Friday morning we drove into Banff National Park and turned north on the Icefields Parkway. The Parkway stretches 230 km between Lake Louise and Jasper through Banff and Jasper National Parks and claims to be the most scenic drive in ...