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• AGN Photos -- Our motel in Waterton, Alberta
• The town waterfalls in Waterton
• Looking south on Waterton Lake
• The Waterton lodge looks like a nice place to stay
• View from inside the hotel
• The hotel from the town's edge
• The deer come into town at dusk to graze
• I could have touched this one on the other side of a fence
• The Banff Springs Hotel
• The hotel is surrounded by the Canadian Rockies
• The main entrance to the hotel
• Kathy in the lobby
• The other side of the entrance area
• A bagpiper was playing for us
• A view from the back of the hotel
• The cable car ride looking at the base station
• On the way up to the summit
• My gondola partners on the way up (from Montreal)
• Mountain view from the top
• Banff below with Banff Springs Hotel in the foreground
• The western half of Banff
• Looking north over the city
• A gondola arriving at the top
• Heading back down
• A view from about halfway
• Getting close to the hotel near the cable station
• Banff waterfalls
• Looking away from the falls
• The hotel dominates the skyline
• A friendly chipmunk looking for a handout
• Our first Bed & Breakfast in Banff
• A rest stop on the Glacier Highway between Banff & Jasper
• We had a rainy, cloudy day for this drive
• Kathy on the trail to the Athabasca Glacier
• It was a fair hike uphill to the glacier
• It stopped raining when we viewed the glacier
• Near the glacier's edge
• A walking area on the glacier (very slippery)
• This is one of the largest glaciers in the park
• There is a river of melting water at the base
• Another view of the runoff water
• This glacier is shrinking like all others in the world
• A runoff point in the glacier base
• Bridal Veil Falls on the way back to Banff
• The mountains were shrouded by clouds today
• The rain stopped again when we entered Lake Louise
• Another beautiful lodge at Lake Louise
• This view is spectacular when the sun shines
• The bar with a view of the lake
• The reception area of the Lake Louise hotel
• Another elegant lobby
• KLN Photos -- Arriving Waterton Park town
• Beach at Waterton Lake
• Lake view from inside the Waterton Lodge
• At the lodge entrance
• The deer come into town at dusk to forage
• A pair of bucks getting a drink
• Lake cruises are popular
• On the way to Calgary
• Between Waterton and Calgary
• Our first Bed & Breakfast in Banff
• Arnie checking in
• B & B Garden in back
• The Banff Springs Hotel
• Closer look at the hotel spires
• Taking a break in the lobby
• Arnie & Royal Canadian Mountie statue
• Kathy in the gardens with view
• Banff is surrounded by the Canadian Rockies
• Nice swimming pool
• Catered lunch area
• Banff waterfalls
• A good view of the hotel from the other side of the river
• Just west of downtown Banff
• On the Glacier highway heading north towards Jasper
• We had a rainy, cloudy day for this drive
• Distant view of the Athabasca Glacier
• This Glacier is about 2/3 of the way to Jasper
• We hiked about 3/4 mile uphill to the glacier
• Getting closer
• A good view of Athabasca Glacier
• This glacier used to extend to the entrance road
• Arnie is standing on the glacier by the first cone on the left
• The glacier is very slippery in the rain
• The glacier used to extend to the highway edge
• First look at Lake Louise (west of Banff)
• The rain let up at the glacier and at Lake Louise
• Kathy at the famous view point for Lake Louise
• Arnie on the boardwalk
• The clouds could have been worse
• You need sunshine to get the best view here
• The river by the parking lot
• Heading back to Banff
• Our second B & B was built by the owner
• On the road between Banff and Revelstoke, BC
• Safety turnoff for runaway trucks
• On the road west of Revelstoke