This is only a partial guide to Banff National Park. The unique beauty of the Canadian Rockies is its glaciers. They create the lakes, the waterfalls, the stunning rock cliffs, and the beautiful valleys. The mountains of the Canadian Rockies are not as high as the mountains south in the United States, but they surely look it. The illusion is created by peaks wrapped in glaciers and a lower tree line.
Glaciers make the mountains sparkle with blue ice.
They fill the lakes with silt giving them a distinctive green color. They are so close to some roadways, that a short walk literally takes you toe to toe with a living glacier. Visit the Canadian Rockies for the sheer grandeur of the scenery created by glaciers. Although the scenery would be enough to satisfy any photographer, wildlife photographers will be thrilled by the proximity of fairly tame animals. Cute marmots, pikas, and Columbia ground squirrels frequent picnic areas and high trails.