Canada

Nathan and I spent 9 days in Canada and it was a fantastic trip. It's Canada's 150th birthday (arguably) and entry to all of their national parks was free for the year. We went to Waterton & Banff in Alberta and Glacier National Park in British Columbia; we camped in Glacier although there was an active fire in the east end of the park and frequent bear sightings. Luckily for us neither of those impaired our visit. The parks were beautiful and we hiked 6-12 miles a day, so we returned home with sore legs. Nathan showed me all his favorite spots in Calgary and the food was worth the hype.

IMHO, Glacier was the best.


Glacier

Wildflowers, rivers, and pines, oh my!

The moss covered rocks and gorgeous pines, cedars, and hemlocks! Ah!

Banff

Lake Louise at the top (a gorgeous, dusty baby blue), Nathan with his walking stick that blends in with the trees, Silverton Falls, and the lovely Bow River. 

 Found these fun red Adirondacks by the Hoodoos. I was so excited to find a pair after reading that the Canadian government placed a handful of the chairs in certain national parks.

Boom Lake, courtesy of Nathan's photography skills. 

Cardston 

The LDS temple, a beautiful brick wall with a cute boy, and the most mesmerizing sunset - the picture doesn't even begin to do it justice.

We visited the Remington Carriage Museum and it was probably my most favorite thing ever....ever. 

"Nathan, take a picture of me as I alight out of my carriage."

Waterton

The spectacular view from Bear's Hump. Somewhere in the mid-ground of this picture is the Canada-US border with Montana. 

Calgary

Pics by & of the LDS temple and Nathan with his first love - Seniore's donair pizza.