5/15/99 to 5/19/99. We flew to Calgary and drove 86 miles to Banff National Park. The Canadian Rockies are grand, perhaps even more so than the American Rockies. The Canadian  Rockies have glaciers, which the American parts further south do not have. But wait, Yellowstone's wonders make up for that deficiency :)

Banff Springs Hotel, nicknamed the Castle, with the Rockies towering behind.

Tour of the Columbia Icefield required a ride aboard this ice trekker with humongous wheels. Walking on the glacier is not all that slippery as one might guess.

We had a nice relaxing soak in the Banff Upper Springs, nestled in the Sulphur Mountains.

Peifang poses with a moose nearby.

Rimrock, where we stayed, was built into the mountains.

Our visit to Lake Louise netted us this picture of Chateau Lake Louise, because the most of the lake was still frozen due to the extra cold winter. We did see other lakes and waters with the emerald color.  Suspended rock flower in meltwater from a glacier gives the waters a distinctive color.

We found a good example of the emerald waters at the bottom of a water fall on the Johnston Trail in Banff National Park.