Thursday was our last full day in Banff, and since our legs were still slightly weary from the previous day’s hike, we decided to get in the car and do some sightseeing along the Icefields Parkway. Our first stop along the way was Peyto Lake – as we made the short-but-steep climb up to this vista, I started to huff and muttered to myself, “I hope this is worth it…”  And…duuuuuude!  Now this is a view.  ‘Nuff said.
Peyto Lake was impossible to top, but we made several other stops along the way, hopping out of the car to snap a few photos or skip a few rocks.
We spent the afternoon at Lake Moraine, drinking in the view of more turquoise water from our little rented canoe.
And one final quiet evening at the campsite – Shane polished off the rest of our screwcap wine while I kept the fire stoked, and we thought to ourselves, “This was just what we needed.”
On Friday morning, we made one last stop at Lake Louise on our way out of town, knowing that it could be a very long time before we came across anything this beautiful again. Â *Sigh*.
The drive home was loooong, but we made it back to Seattle in one piece on Friday night, eager to wash the smell of campfire out of our hair and sleep in our own comfy bed. Â And with that, our week in the great outdoors was behind us. Â *Double sigh*…
la v says:
beautiful pics! i totally remember that slog up to peyto; but we had to do it in knee-deep july snow! still totally worth it. glad you had a good trip.
July 13, 2010, 11:11 pm