A weekend trip to Calgary, Canada to visit Banff and Jasper National Parks in the Canadian Rockies. This was my first trip to Alberta, and it did not disappoint. Since it was the middle of September, the weather was a bit chilly, but overall very pleasant.
This was a whirlwind visit, flying in on Friday night and immediately seeing a small aurora show. We just had to drive to Balzac to get out of the Calgary city lights. This was by far the most incredible set of auroras I had ever seen in my life.
With us being up late looking at auroras, we didn’t get onto the road until about noon. We basically drove through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park up Icefields parkway and spent the night in Hinton. There was an even greater aurora show Saturday night, however, we were clouded in and could not see them. We could, however, see the glow behind the clouds. They were super bright in Alaska that evening apparently.
The next day we woke up in Hinton, AB and drove to Jasper National Park. Basically a reverse route of the previous day, heading southbound until sunset. We witnessed the biggest elk I had ever seen in my life near Jasper.
We had early flights on Monday back to Oklahoma. Alberta is an incredible place, and I’ve already planned another vacation up there in July 2016.
Auroras near Calgary
Northern Lights
Great Aurora show
Auroras
Calgary Auroras
Welcome to Calgary
Banff Park Entrance
Banff National Park Sign
Lake Minnewanka Panoramic
Lake Minnewanka
Ram next to Lake Minnewanka
Lake Minnewanka
Bow River
Bow River Colors
Banff National Park of Canada
Moraine LakeOne of the most beautiful places on earth
Canoe on Moraine Lake
Moraine Lake
Moraine Lake Pano
Moraine Lake
Bow River Valley near Lake Louise
Welcome to British Columbia Canada
Welcome to Alberta Canada
Herbert Lake
Herbert Lake Pano
Herbert Lake
Near Hector Lake
Bow Lake Overlook
Bow Lake
Bow Lake Panoramic
Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Bow LakeBeautiful scene over Bow Lake on the Bow River in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Bow Lake
Peyto Lake
Peyto Lake
Banff National Park of Canada
Banff
Waterfowl Lake in Banff National Park
Waterfowl LakesReflection of the mountains off Waterfowl Lakes in Banff National Park Canada
Waterfowl Lakes
Saskatchewan River Crossing
Saskatchewan River CrossingBeautiful Saskatchewan River Crossing at Dusk
Saskatchewan River Crossing
Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Saskatchewan River Crossing Banff National Park
Saskatchewan River
Canadian ElkLarge elk in Jasper National Park
Jasper ElkCanadian Elk in Jasper National Park
Elk in Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park Elk
Elk
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon WaterfallWaterfall in Jasper National Park
