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Banff/Jasper/Yoho/Kootenay/Yay!
I noticed from this post that lost of you have been to this area! I am looking for some input on a 17 day road trip. We're going to get married (no guests) on this trip at Emerald Lake Lodge. (This is an update from an old post.)
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We have a tentative plan mapped out. If you've been there, care to input? This is for this summer.
We're going to splurge on Emerald Lake Lodge and also 3 nights at the Durrand Glacier Chalet (remember last year's Banff Film Festival with Reudi Beglinger? Yeah that one!). The rest we'll camp or do cheap hotels. I'll figure if we need reservations once we get more of a schedule then I can research lodging more.
We plan/hope to hike everyday. Not really into the shops, etc.
1. leave home
2. get to Banff/Canmore midday, stay in Banff or Canmore
3. explore during day, stay in Banff or Canmore
4. head to Moraine Lake (canoe?), Lake Louise (hike to Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse), sleep at Emerald Lake
5. hike around lake, Natural Bridge, wedding day, sleep at ELL
6. Icefields Parkway hikes, sleep in Jasper
7. Maligne Lake, explore Jasper, sleep in Jasper
8. head to Revelstoke, see Takakaw Falls or any Icefields spots missed, stay in Revelstoke, pack for chalet
9. Durrand Glacier Chalet (remote chalet only accessible by helicopter), hike
10. Durrand Glacier Chalet, hike
11. Durrand Glacier Chalet, hike
12. Durrand Glacier Chalet, back in town by 10am, explore Rogers Pass, or Golden?
13. explore Kootenay, hike Floe lake, etc, stay in Radium?
14. Kootenay, stay somewhere? (not 100% sure here)
15. head to Glacier NP (US), stay in West Glacier
16. explore Glacier, stay in West Glacier
17. head home
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I wanted to save a day to try to get Lake O'Hara bus reservations, but I'm not sure if we can fit it in plus we'll have to back track.