Hiking in the Canadian Rockies

Yesterday, a co-worker stopped by for a quick chat and told me all about her upcoming holiday plans which include renting a cabin in Canmore, Alberta and doing a few day-hiking-trips.

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And part of me said "WHAAT!?!? I could go hiking in mountains that are right next door!? I don't need to travel around the world to do that?!?"

And another, more sane part of me said "You are an idiot for not thinking of that sooner..."

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I'm mostly ignoring that part of me, in case you were wondering.

Since then, I've done a bit of quick research, and found that in the Banff/Lake Louise area alone there are 16 easy to moderate hikes. I found a down-loadable PDF document that has details on them.

Incredible.