Banff & Lake Louise: Turquoise Lakes and the Icefields Parkway

Banff looks Photoshopped in person — the lakes really are that impossibly blue. This guide gets you to Moraine and Louise before the parking lots fill, up to the Lake Agnes teahouse, and along the Icefields Parkway, one of the great drives on earth, with every worthwhile pullout marked. There's a glacier you can step onto, wildlife to watch for (from a respectful distance), and the Banff Upper Hot Springs to soak away the hikes. I've added the shuttle-and-parking strategy that saves the whole trip from frustration.