Johnston Trail

I've been wanting to hike for a while now.  I tend to associate getting to camp with getting to hike.  We haven't done a lot of it so far on this adventure, so when Bill asked what I wanted to do first, I said hike.  While in Banff yesterday, I picked up several brochures on what to do in the area, and the Johnston hike looked awesome.  Canyons, waterfalls...what more could I ask?  We were not disappointed....  

This sign was the only indicator we had in miles for the distance of our walk.  I'm not good with km just yet, so this sign was helpful to me.            

We kept getting teased with mini little waterfalls.  This one had a particular interest--there was a logjam there!  Plus, check out the color of the water.  Simply fantastic.  And it is so amazingly clear, I've not really see such clear water before.      

At the lower falls, you can walk inside a little tunnel and come out right in front of the tunnel!  There's a guardrail so you don't do anything stupid, but you get to stand really close, get sprayed by the really cool water, and feel the rush of cool air.  So amazing!          

The outside view of lower falls isn't nearly as impressive as the tunnel view.  It was just such an amazing hike filled with some absolutely fantastic views.  I highly recommend this hike.  It's the most popular hike in the park, and if you only stick to the lower falls, you hang with the crowd.  But keep going to the upper falls.  Way better!          

This is from the bottom of upper falls.  Absolutely stunning.  And the roar of the water is incredible.  Even G, who was feeling sick, thanked me for forcing him on the hike.  Totally amazing.            

There was another falls at the top of the upper falls.  We truly had a great day hiking.