Icefield Parkway | Part 2 Rampart Creek Campground aka living with a bear
9th – 11th of August 2024
About a week ago, I got an email from Parks Canada (through whom we made the reservation) that we wouldn’t be able to stay in a soft sided tent at Rampart Creek Campground, as a young bear was toying with humans and gear on the Campground. We decided to stay there anyway but were definitely a bit nervous leading up to this. Turms of Outlet peile werd since the place was empty. When booking all the good water front spots were taken, but now we could move right next to the river 😊
4 days offline on Icefield Parkway | Part 1
8th – 9th of August
The one road to get from Lake Louise to Jasper is one of the prettiest roads I’ve ever driven: Icefield Parkway.
Banff town & Johnston Canyon
6th & 7th of August 2024
After the via Ferrata, we were quite beat so went spent two days with little hikes around Johnston canyon, where we stayed at the campground and hanging out in the beautiful town of Banff. Included here was a steak dinner, several trips to outdoor shops and a visit to the alpine medical center for what seemed like a big and deep splinter (turned out there was nothing) aaaand more Poutine🤤
Vía Ferrata in Banff up Mount Norquay
August 5th 2024
We had another early start at 7.00 and drove up to North American Lodge at the bottom of Mount Norquay. We did a guided 6-hour vía Ferrata.
There are only guided tours up Mt Norquay AC and several different routes. We did the summiteer which goes all the way to the summit.
Lake Louise & Lake Moraine
August 4th 2024
We got up at 5.00AM to have coffee and drive the 40min to Lake Louise Park and Ride. We have a day ticket here today and plan to do a hike or two here.
Whitewater rafting & making a new friend
August 3rd 2024
On Saturday we went Whitewater rafting on Kicking Horse River. It was a long tour and included some class 4 rapids. It was insane, soo much fun. We also floated down the river for 30 miles or so. Why is it called Kicking Horse River?
Driving day to Yoho National Park and last minute day pass to Lake Louise and Lake Moraine 🥳
August 2nd 2024
Friday started with good luck: we got a day pass for Lake Louise and Lake Moraine. Here’s how: We weren’t able to get a ticket for Lake moraine and Lake Louis because they were all booked out a year in advance. Luckily we found out that two days in advance at 7AM, last minute tickets go online. We were lucky as there’s only one ticket per time slot available.
On the road to Revelstoke
August 1st 2024
We drove most of the day from Lake Edith Campground near Kamloops to Revelstoke.
From Whistler to Revelstoke, shooting guns and milkshakes
This was our camp spot in Whistler the second night, again without services nestled between trees. We keep going to bed super early and waking up early, with the sun.