Summer trip

[DeacWatcher]

My buddy is getting married in Banff in July and it’s already pretty booked up.

Before I left for Wake, me, my dad, one of my buddies and his dad did a weekend hike along the AT. Top 10 memory of mine.

What part did you do over that weekend?

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

Pretty much anywhere in the Canadian Rockies. Jasper is awesome, Waterton is awesome. Moraine Lake may be the prettiest place I've ever been.

it's been over ten years now, but I preferred the vibe of Jasper to Banff, at least as far as the town scene -- Banff was mostly high-end stuff and very expensive, Jasper a little more down-to-earth

mid-summer will definitely be very crowded

but the area is truly beautiful

had a good time whitewater rafting in Canmore, too

 

[WFcatamount22]

I was in Banff last year and it was -23 degress.

It was dope.

 

[DeaconCav06]

What part did you do over that weekend?

We were in SW Virginia. It was something like 23 miles with a massive elevation change over two days. We slept in a Lean To and I think I fell asleep around 7PM and slept until 9 AM the following morning.

 

[WhatUTalkinBout Willis]

Agree on Jasper v Banff. And the drive between the two is truly epic. Combining Going to the Sun road in glacier (once it's open) and the Icefield Parkway into a single trip is knocking out two of the best drives in the world in one trip. If you can e-bike Going to the Sun, do it.

The hiking in all of these places is unbelievable. A few tops on my list of to-do's in that area:
Athabasca Glacier. Hike on this with a guide and learn a ton.
Valley of 5 Lakes hike in Jasper
Pyramid Mountain bike+hike in Jasper (bike to the end of the gravel fire road, then hike up to save a ton of time)
Tea Houses hike Lake Louise