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Hello friends! So excited to be taking my first RV trip this summer! Renting from canadream and cannot wait!! My question goes out to anyone that might have insight on a specific leg of my trip: Vanco...
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Day 6 is going to be very busy for you but it may be the highlight of the trip. You could spend weeks in that section and still not see and do everything.
You are going to four different lakes that day, but they are all beautiful and different. I'd try to schedule your day so you hit Moraine Lake later in the afternoon/early evening. It gets VERY busy there and the parking lot isn't very big. They often close the road because it is too busy. The crowds are not nearly as bad early and late in the day.
DO NOT TRY TO BIKE THERE FROM LAKE LOUISE! I know they rent bikes in Lake Louise and even suggest this as a trip. Keep in mind that it is a 10 mile trip one way and it is uphill most of the way to Moraine Lake. Add in the fact that the road is very busy and there are next to no shoulders on the road. You will spend 2-3 hours biking there on an already busy day. You can take a look at the road on Google Earth Streetview and make your own call though. We cycle a lot and I would never consider doing this road except in non-peak times.
You might want to look at taking Highway 1A from Lake Louise to Banff. It is slower but will not be as busy as Highway 1. There is also a much greater chance of seeing wildlife especially if you go later in the day. If you have time, the hike to Johnston Canyon is nice.
Tunnel Mountain 2 is our least favorite of the three campgrounds in Tunnel Mountain. It is pretty wide open and only a few sites have fire rings. We like the TM Trailer Court quite a bit better but you can not have fires there.
You are going to four different lakes that day, but they are all beautiful and different. I'd try to schedule your day so you hit Moraine Lake later in the afternoon/early evening. It gets VERY busy there and the parking lot isn't very big. They often close the road because it is too busy. The crowds are not nearly as bad early and late in the day.
DO NOT TRY TO BIKE THERE FROM LAKE LOUISE! I know they rent bikes in Lake Louise and even suggest this as a trip. Keep in mind that it is a 10 mile trip one way and it is uphill most of the way to Moraine Lake. Add in the fact that the road is very busy and there are next to no shoulders on the road. You will spend 2-3 hours biking there on an already busy day. You can take a look at the road on Google Earth Streetview and make your own call though. We cycle a lot and I would never consider doing this road except in non-peak times.
You might want to look at taking Highway 1A from Lake Louise to Banff. It is slower but will not be as busy as Highway 1. There is also a much greater chance of seeing wildlife especially if you go later in the day. If you have time, the hike to Johnston Canyon is nice.
Tunnel Mountain 2 is our least favorite of the three campgrounds in Tunnel Mountain. It is pretty wide open and only a few sites have fire rings. We like the TM Trailer Court quite a bit better but you can not have fires there.
