Photo Impressions from the Rockies in AB & BC

Spending the Winter on Vancouver Island one year, I had to wait until the
end of April to cross the Rockies and drive back to Eastern Canada.

Impressive Resort in Revelstoke, BC

Huge clouds over the mountains, but the weather held

Not necessary on this day - thank goodness!

The famous Lake Louise hotel still snowed in

The marvelous building style of this Banff restaurant...

Downtown Canmore, surrounded by impressive mountains

Mural, reminding that the West was developed with the help of trains

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Crossing the Canadian Rockies

Canada Highway through the Rockies in early April

Growing up close to the European Alps, with 12,000 ft high mountains, I really did not expect to be so impressed by the mountains of the Canadian part of the Rockies. I had inadvertently chosen the best time of the year, or at least the most photogenic: there was still snow on the mountains, half way down.  And the lovely sunshine was just what made it a perfect trip from Vancouver to Calgary.

Here are some impressions, I randomly picked from hundreds of images I took:

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Hiking, mountains in sight
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Historic Railway Hotel

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Yes, there was still some snow on the Pass

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Approaching Roger Pass

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Trans Canada HWY is clear

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Lucky with the weather....

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Rooms available in April - between Winter and Summer Season

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Mighty Mountains

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Matterhorn of the Rockies

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Casino and Lodge near Lake Louise
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Towards Lake Louise

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Hotel Lake Louise

Downtown Banff, Alberta

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Canmore historic sign

See the map for this tour (I took the southern route) at the "Hello BC" website.  

I can highly recommend this drive for spring and fall.

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