As we drove from Calgary, we could see the Rockies in the distance. As we got closer, they got more awesome.

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We lucked out and got a prime campsite at Tunnel Mountain Campground. There are mountain ranges all around us. The upper slopes of the mountain ranges are mostly rugged though you can also see the results of glacial activity.

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Glacial green Bow River flows through this mountain ringed valley. At one point the water cascades making a wonderful backdrop for a photo. This really should be called Bow Cascade as it doesn't meet the requirements necessary to qualify as a waterfall. Perhaps earlier in its life, Bow Falls really was a waterfall.

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This marvelous hotel is another of the establishments built by the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It grandly stands in the shadow of the Rockies for all to admire.

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Sunset this far north occurs around 10:30. Mt. Rundle is what we see as we sit outside the coach enjoying the majestic Rockies. Catching the setting sun on glacial crown leaves one with soothing feelings to fall asleep with. What an incredible area!

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Along the Bow River one can find hoodoos. They are towering pillars of glacial fill that the native Indians believed were nocturnal giants who hurled rocks from the mountainside. If you stare at them long enough, you begin to imagine faces and bodies.

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Cascade Pond is a clear, shallow pond/lake surrounded by grassy meadows. It was here that we got to watch one little girl catch her first frog and another her first fish.

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Lake Minnewanka is the parks largest lake. The Stoney Indians called it the "Lake of the Water Spirits". We call it magnificent.

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