Canada 2023

American Airlines flying over the Rocky Mountains

View from the guesthouse on Vancouver city center

On the ferry from Vancouver to Vancouver Island

First view on the Pacific

Roxy on the lookout

Rich people build a summer house here

The other ferry, returning to Tsawassen

Driving our RAV4 on Vancouver Island

Instagram pose

Hiking up to Battleship Lake

Creek in Paradise Meadows

Chilling in Battleship Lake

Who comes up with such a wrong name anyway? Battleship Lake...

Nature prepared for people

Looks like the Ardennes

One more pretty pond in Paradise Meadows

Steller&#x27;s Jay

Elk Falls is the first waterfall on this trip

View on Elk Falls from the suspension bridge

Half an hour from Campbell River and there is the first humpback whale

Too bad the boat stays so far away

Mother and child on a beach

Moving from one pretty bay to another

Roxy on the boat

Sometimes the water is flat as a mirror

Sea lions on the rocks

These guys don&#x27;t move much on land

Minding my own business, getting a tan

There are many bald eagles here

One of them does not like our presence

The fasted transportation around the island

A big barn on the shore, perhaps for a boat

The first bear we&#x27;ve seen shows his butt

Pacific White-sided Dolphins swimming along the coast

They were swimming up and down all the time

And another whale on our way back

The stars above highway 4

On our balcony in Ucluelet

Ready for a walk in the morning

The well-prepared Rainforest Trail

Walking towards the Canso Bomber Trail

It can be muddy here, but not today

Arrived at the crash site, time for a selfie

The remains of an engine

There were 12 crew members in here, they all survived

Holes in the tail where tree branches hit

A crashed Canso bomber is ideal for graffiti

View from Radar Hill

Tofino Blonde Ale on Cox Bay Beach

Surfing is popular on this beach

As well as ball games

But we decided to climb a very steep path on flip-flops

To the top of Cox Bay lookout

The view is spectacular

And here is proof that we made it

Shadows grow longer as the Sun descends

On the Ucluelet Lighthouse Loop

View on little islands on the Ucluelet Lighthouse Loop

Eagle on the Wild Pacific Trail

Wild Pacific Trail

Steps on the Willowbrae Trail

On Florencia Beach

Chilling in the Sooke Potholes

Sooke Potholes is a top Instagram location

Being here is illegal, but it&#x27;s also pure fun

Walking down the Juan de Fuca Trail

Mystic Beach

On Sandcut Beach

Fishermans Wharf, Victoria

The marina at Fishermans Wharf

Water taxi in Victoria Harbor

The British Columbia Parliament building

Me and the reflection of the BC Parliament on the Queen Victoria memorial

Back on the mainland, straight to Spahats Creek

Spahats Falls

Lamas on Wolfwood Guest Ranch, Clearwater

The ranch is on the edge of a lake

Dawson Falls, Wells Gray park

Helmcken Falls

On the road to Mount Robson

Kinney Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park

Hiking along the Robson River

Rearguard Falls in the morning light

Final view on Mt Robson before heading to Alberta

Overlander Falls

We immediately took the Jasper Sky Tram for a first look on the mountains

Conveniently placed selfie bench

Heading back to the cable car

View on the resorts and Beauvert Lake in the valley

Doing the Five Lakes Hike in the afternoon, this is lake nr One

Lake nr Two

Lake nr Three

Lake nr Four

Lake nr Five

And we continue with more lakes in the morning: Patricia Lake

And Pyramid Lake

On the hike of Maligne Canyon

These purple flowers were everywhere

Looking down into Maligne Canyon

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Roxanne checking out the temperature of Annette Lake

Look at the giant antler on this Elk

On the shores of Beauvert Lake

And this is a female Elk, no antler

The rocks of Medicine Lake

Maligne Lake on a misty morning

Canada jay with his breakfast

The water from Maligne Lake flows into this creek

Pretty drive up to Mount Edith Cavell

Persistent squirrel crawling up my trousers

Glacier pond below Mt Edith Cavell

Close view on the blue ice

Instagram pose with the Edith Cavell pond

Pika

Marmot on the lookout

Walking up Mt Edith Cavell

This must be one of the prettiest walk ways

Pristine pine forest

Almost on the top

Mt Edith Cavell just before sunset

On the way down

Roxy on the rocks

One last view on the glacier pond

Big fat marmot

Athabasca Falls

Cut out by the Athabasca Falls

The Athabasca Falls used to be in another spot

Sunwapta Falls

Tangle Creek Falls

The glaciers of Mount Athabasca

Panther Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

View on the Bridal Veil Falls, right next to Panther Falls

The Mistaya Canyon

Mistaya Canyon is near Saskatchewan River Crossing

Spectacular view in this old canyon

The Icefields Parkway seems to be the most beautiful road in Canada

Picture perfect: Peyto Lake

Selfie spot away from the crowd

This is not an AI generated image, it is real

Bow Lake seen from the Parkway

Bow Lake

The Crowfoot Glacier

Herbert Lake, close to Lake Louise

Walkway in Johnston Canyon

As we go up, more and more waterfalls appear

And this is the highest waterfall in the canyon

The stunning colors of Moraine Lake

Starting the hike of the day

We spotted a marmot in the valley, but no bears

Moraine Lake from above

Another look on Moraine Lake

A mouse is only cute when living in a forest

Special flower near Lake Louise

Another rodent, near Lake Louise

Warming up in the hot tub of the Deer Lodge

Deer Lodge hot tub with view on the mountains

Finally there it is: Lake Louise

Mirror Lake and the Big Beehive

View on the hike to Little Beehive

Up there is Little Beehive

Spectacular rock formations

Looking down on Lake Louise

Top selfie spot

Squirrel near Lake Agnes

Lake Agnes

Little Pika

Lake Agnes and its mirror image

Climbing up to the Big Beehive

Another glimpse on Lake Louise

Lake Louise and the huge Fairmont Chateau hotel

No vertigo here

Chilling on top of the world

Or rather on top of the Big Beehive

And the usual proof of presence

Last view on Lake Louise

Driving in Banff National Park

Mount Rundle, near Banff

View on Calgary from the Residence Inn by Marriott

The endless roads in Wheatland County

After harvest, the hay bales dominate the landscape

More hay bales

Red farm in Rosebud, Alberta

This is core business here

As far as the eye can see...

The Badlands in Drumheller

Layers of earth, full of fossils

Dinos in the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller

A 74 million years old shell

A Tyrannosaurus Rex called Black Beauty

Mammoth and sabre tooth tigers

Walking through the gate of times

Nice to meet you

This was living in the sea, 350 million years ago

Dimetrodon is not a dinosaur but a reptile, 272 million years old

Chasmosaurus, 75 million years old

One rock stays in place above Marble Canyon

Marble Canyon and a mountain

Water creates canyons, over time

No bears here, but at least a bunny

Numa falls at dusk

Walking in Kootenay National Park

Unknown yellow flower

Sinclair Creek

Roxanne in Sinclair Canyon

Sinclair Canyon

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Looks like a goat, is a sheep

At the pool of Copper Point Resort

Wapta Falls

Nice view on Yoho National Park

Quick selfie before getting too wet

Kicking Horse River

Natural Bridge on the river

You can walk from one side to the other

Driving Through Yoho NP

Emerald Lake is more turquoise actually

Emerald Lake framed by trees

View on Emerald Peak

Takakkaw Falls and Canadian chairs

Takakkaw Falls creates its own rainbow

Getting cold and wet at Takakkaw Falls

Spruce Grouse on our way to Lake O&#x27;Hara

It is 11,5km one way

Finally arrived at Lake O&#x27;Hara

Jetty on Lake O&#x27;Hara

The lake is surrounded by rugged peaks

On the Opabin path

View on Mary Lake

Mary lake and Lake O&#x27;Hara

The Prospect Path

Cascade Lake

Path along the Cascade Lakes

Back at Lake O&#x27;Hara

In Moberly Lodge

Bear Creek Falls (still no bears in sight)

On the Rock Garden Trail

Hemlock Grove Boardwalk

Planking in Hilltop Inn Salmon Arm

Science World in Vancouver

Looking at Vancouver skyline

On West Cordova Street

The Gastown Steam Clock

The Pink Alley

Graffiti in downtown Vancouver

Bart Simpson all over the place

A grey wall is an invitation for spray cans

Aritzia warehouse sale

Digital Orca

Under the bridge of Granville Island

The Giants, painted silos on a factory ground on Granville Island

Walking back on Granville Bridge

View from the bridge

View on the city from Stanley Park

Totem Poles in Stanley Park

There is a branch growing out of this pole

View from Prospect Point

Lions Gate Bridge

Biking in Stanley Park

Beaver Lake

Engagement rings on the beach

The traditional sundowner, English Bay Beach

Girls trying to sup near English Bay Beach

In a cocktail bar on our last night in Canada

The famous neon lights of Pike Place

The famous neon lights of Pike Place Market

Champagne on our first wedding anniversary

Museum of Pop Culture, architect: Frank Gehry

Flying police car from the movie The Fifth Element

Posing in the MOPOP

The original picture for Nirvana&#x27;s Nevermind

Pearl Jam guitar

Original Jimi Hendrix song text

The Terminator

Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th

Alien

MOPOP and the Space Needle

Just as the sky train is about to enter the building

The titanium signature of Gehry

The Space Needle

The top of the tower

Cyclops Caf&eacute;, where Pearl Jam came often while creating the album Ten

Graffiti in Seattle

Inside Pike Place Market

The steep streets of Seattle

The Spheres of Amazon.com

Last view on Seattle

The end of yet another fantastic journey

Map of Canada