Banff and Jasper Trip

From the West, drive 3.7 km east of Field on the Trans-Canada Highway and turn left on Yoho Valley Road. Follow this road for 13 km to the parking lot.

Natural Bridge - is in Yoho National Park and Yoho is the Cree word to express wonder or awe.

Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m). The lake has a surface area of 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi).

The area around the lake has several walking/hiking trails which are, from time to time, restricted because of grizzly bear activity. Parks Canada provides updated trail conditions and/or restrictions [1].

The easiest of the hiking trails is the one most commonly taken by tourists. The Rockpile Trail along the actual moraine is approximately 300 metres long, with an elevation change of 24 metres (79 ft). The view of the lake from the top of the rockpile is one of the most photographed locations in all of Canada.[2] That view of the mountains behind the lake in Valley of the Ten Peaks is known as the Twenty Dollar View, as Moraine Lake was featured on the reverse side of the 1969 and 1979 issues of the Canadian twenty dollar bill[3][4].

Along the same trailhead, the Consolation Lakes trail starts, which is approximately 3 kilometers (2 mi) long, with an elevation change of 90 meters (295 ft). Upon reaching Consolation Lakes hikers may continue along to the upper lake, which is not visible from the end of the lower lake. There is, however, no clearly marked trail, and can often be a scramble over large rocky areas.

The $20 dollar view is the view point of where they took the photo of the lake that was for a very long time on the Canadian twenty dollar bill.

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The Johnston Canyon area is located between Banff and Lake Louise along the Trans Canada Highway. Approximately a 30 minute drive outside of Banff to the northwest , it is an extremely popular destination given its ease of access and gorgeous waterfalls. If you want to make this trip (and it's highly recommend you do) you will want to go early – even in the offseason.

Minnewanka Loop / Lake Johnson
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10 minute drive northeast of Banff. Take Banff Ave east out of the town, past the intersection with the Trans-Canada Hwy (Hwy 1). Just past the highway overpass on the left is a dirt pulloff for the Cascade Mountain waterfall hike.

Banff Information Centre
224 Banff Ave.

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Highlights

The major highlights of the Icefields Parkway, with distances measured from Lake Louise:

33 km (21 miles): Bow Lake and Simpson's Num-ti-Jah Lodge

40 km (25 miles): Peyto Lake and Bow Summit viewpoint, short trail, opportunity to experience alpine flowers/meadows

56 km (35 miles): Waterfowl Lakes and Waterfowl Lakes campground

77 km (48 miles): Saskatchewan River Crossing, Howse Pass viewpoint, and The Crossing Resort. Junction with David Thompson Highway (Hwy 11) to the east.

105 km (66 miles): Weeping Wall viewpoint

112 km (70 miles): The Big Hill and the Big Bend

117 km (73 miles): Parker Ridge trailhead -- 3 km round-trip, spectacular views of the Saskatchewan Glacier and Mt. Castleguard

127 km (79 miles): Columbia Icefield, Columbia Icefield Centre, and Athabasca Glacier.

l34 km (83.75 mi): Tangle Falls
Beautiful waterfalls tumble down the Tangle Ridge. Bighorn sheep are often seen in this area.

158 km (98 miles): Sunwapta Warden Station

175 km (109 miles): Sunwapta Falls and Sunwapta Falls Resort
At Sunwapta Falls, visitors can watch the Sunwapta River abruptly change course from northwest to southwest and plunge into a deep canyon. Picnic sites are available here

194 km Goat Lookout
38 km south of the town of Jasper
From this elevated picnic area you can view the Athabasca Valley and the mountain peaks surrounding it. This is a great spot to view mountain goats, bighorn sheep, and other wildlife.

200 km (124 miles): Athabasca Falls

231 km (144 miles): Town of Jasper

Peyto Lake is a lake situated in the Canadian Rockies, on the Icefields Parkway about 40 kilometers north of the town of Banff. Access to the viewing area for this magnificent area is immediately off the parkway and is well signposted. Upon climbing the short distance to the viewing point you are greeted by what many consider to be the best view in Canada, and one of the best in the world.