Marsh Marigolds at a lake close to home



These tiny orchids are smaller than lady slippers, and I was told they're called Fairy Slippers. They were blooming all through the mountains.



There were lots of Canadian Geese along the way



even the birds were so tame they came to our hands



There were so many Elk! They were calving and the babies were so cute. We had over 30 in our campsite every night



No one in Banff needs a lawn mower, that's for sure!



This young moose ran off just as I spied her.



This little guy was having fun posing for the camera



This guy not only sat on us, but stole Guy's cheese bun he had brought up the mountain for lunch! Two of them even had a great time rummaging around in his back pack







This gorgeous gal is a Hoary Marmot. She blends in so well with grass and rock, people walked by her bold posing for an hour without realizing she was there



big horn sheep



This band of goats stopped all traffic coming and going to Maligne Lake. I called them "rockie mountain custom's officers"



These are Caribou



beautiful White Tail Deer



We saw a total of 5 bears on our trip. This guy's eyes were shining out of the bush at us. I have another closer picture of the last bear we saw, but it's still on the film in my camera