Day 10: Things were starting to wind down. We drove back through parts of Jasper and Banff NPs.
Peyto Lake
July 1st is Canada Day! We stopped back in Canmore for lunch and to check out the festivities. Had to try the poutine, not a fan....
We ended up heading back into the states and...
Day 8 continued We drove up through Jasper National Park on our way to Hinton, Alberta where we would stay at our second and final hotel for the trip. We saw quite a bit of wild life along the way.
Another bear, making the 6th bear we had seen on this trip!
Weren't 100% on beaver vs...
Day 8: Rafting day with Alpine Rafting.
Somewhere along the way we passed 50,000 miles after two years and three months of ownership.
We ran into town for breakfast before rafting. Canadian French toast...
Fresh dunk in the 39* Kicking Horse River.
Re-emerged. I hoped in the river...
Day 7 Another early morning as we made our way up to Lake Louise. We'd hoped to get the awesome blue/green and sunshine photos that you see online, but the weather was not cooperating with us. There weren't too many people when we got started, but as we returned the crowds were ridiculous. We...
Day 5 continued We stopped by Lake McDonald on our way over to Polebridge/Bowman Lake. We stopped at the Polebridge Mercantile/Bakery for a huckleberry bear claw.
Set up camp
The mosquitos were BAD
Bowman Lake
Nosy neighbor
Day 6 On our way out we stopped by the bakery again and got a...
Day 5: We woke up extra early this morning to go to the Hidden Lake trail. We initially planned on doing Highline Loop Trail, the trail I was most excited for, but discovered that it was still closed due to remaining snow. On the way up there we saw another bear up in the hills, this time from...
Day 4: We woke up to sunshine and clear skies!
Part of GTTSR
We made our way over to Many Glacier to hike up to Grinnell Glacier.
Lake Josephine
Just before where the trail is supposed to have pit toilets it was closed off due to the snow lingering and avalanche danger. As we rounded...
Day 3: The next day we made it to Glacier National Park. It was overcast and the clouds were low. We made our way over to the Trail of the Cedars and Avalanche Lake for our first hike via Going to the Sun Road (GTTSR) which luckily opened the day before we arrived. Avalanche was one of the...
We made it back from our road trip! We didn't get to do the off-roading that I wanted to do, but we had a great time. This was my first time out of the country, but my wife has been to more countries than I have states. We drove through 6 states and 2 Canadian Provinces totaling 5,714 miles. We...
You have an LX570, might as well get rid of the 4R. You had the PW and sold it, why get another one? I have a 5th gen Pro as well, and while it is great for myself, wife and 2 big dogs, we have concerns when it comes time to include kids. I will agree that the plastics on the 4R always felt...
Great trip report Ryan. My wife and I are planning on driving from Texas to Banff this June, and I have found a lot of good info in here. Super excited for our trip! (You may (or may not) recognize me as TexasTJ on other forums).
Thanks for the trip report. My wife and I planned a Colorado trip for the last week of June/first of July this year, but after much talking we decided that 4th of July would be too crowded in the San Juan area, plus we have been there a few times. We decided to change our plans to finally go see...
Bay Area Metal Fab picked up the extra stock from Pelfreybilt. They have 5th Gen front bumpers steel($1450)/aluminum($1650) and the hidden winch mount for pretty cheap, I just picked up the HWM ($300) for ours and it should be here on Tuesday. Did I mention FREE SHIPPING...
We have a 4R as well, I have been looking primarily at RCI. We just put a set on my buddy's 17 Tundra and they are a solid product. We got in on a groupbuy on TacoWorld I think.
Looks like you've already figured it out, but we just store it on the side as well. We have the XL tent now and used the same furniture dolly to move it around the garage.
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