June 6, 2016 (Updated January 18, 2023)

Homeward Bound!

by Anne Mauney, MPH, RD

42 comments

Hi friends! Matt and I are traveling back to DC today after a wonderful week and a half western Canada hiking extravaganza! Our trip went by way too quickly – we’re sad it’s over already!

hiking canadian rockies

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You guys weren’t kidding when you said that area of the country is beautiful. Beyond beautiful – we had the best time exploring the Canadian Rockies (and Vancouver)!

hiking in canadian rockies

I’ll be spending the plane rides today catching up on emails and editing photos (I took approximately 4 million) and will be back tomorrow to resume normal posting. I’m trying to figure out how much detail to share about the trip – I was originally planning to do 3 large recaps (one from each portion of the trip – Banff, Jasper, and Vancouver), but I have so many photos and we did so much that I thought the posts would be too massive.

hiking canadian rockies

So – the new plan is to do a series of shorter, more specific highlight posts but to share the posts over the next month interspersed with my usual content (rather than all right away). What do you think? Anything in particular you’d like to know/hear about from the trip? I’ve had a number of requests for our full itinerary for those of you who’d like to do similar trips, so I’ll share that tomorrow all in one post for easy reference. I’ll include where we stayed and any restaurant highlights, too!

most beautiful lake in canada

Time to start getting organizing and writing all these recaps I’ve promised! 😉 If you haven’t seen already, there are a ton of photos on Instagram from the trip to tide you over in the meantime. 🙂

I’ll leave you with some reading from around the web. Have a great Monday, my friends!

- anne

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42 comments
  • Megan H
    Glad you're back Anne and look forward to the recaps! I think smaller post through out the month are a great idea :)
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    • Anne
      Fabulous. Thanks Megan!
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  • Beth
    Love the idea of smaller posts throughout the month. And yes, please post your itinerary as I have been following along on Instagram and would be very interested in doing this type of trip by myself. It would be really helpful if you could also include your transportation to each location. Did you drive - train - combination - tour group? What you would/wouldn't do differently including time at each spot?
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    • Megan H
      Beth, I would love to know her itinerary as well. A trip like this sounds amazing!
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    • Anne
      Sure! Regarding transportation, we rented a car and used it the whole time! Highly recommend doing that - a lot of the trails would be really hard to get to without a car (or a tour - but then you have a massive busload of people with you everywhere and limited time at each place) - plus, driving through the parks was amazingly beautiful and we saw a ton of wildlife!
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      • Beth
        Thank you! I love you could stop along the way, as the pictures you posted were just incredible. Did you put the driving routes together or did someone do that for you?
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        • Anne
          One of our friends that we were traveling with had done some good research, but really the main driving worth doing is the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper - stunning!
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  • Nicole
    looks gorgeous! this is high on my list!
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  • Kel
    Yah! We hope to visit there next year - so I would love any recommendations you have on travel, eating, hotel, places to hike or must see. The pictures are beautiful!
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    • Anne
      I hope you love it too! :)
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  • Shel@PeachyPalate
    Incredible pics! Can't wait to hear more about your trip! Safe home you guys!
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  • Hillary
    The blue, the green, and the white snow-capped mountain. Ahhh!
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    • Anne
      Right?! The best combo!
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  • Lindsay Krzepkowski
    Ahhhhhh my Canadian heart is SO THRILLED you had a great time! Your photos were just stunning and I'm so happy you got to experience this beautiful corner of the world! Your photos of Peyto make me smile. :) Can't wait to hear all the details - large and small! Your recos too would be awesome - hotels, transportation, food, etc. Even though I live in this area, another's recommendations are always appreciated!
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    • Anne
      So jealous you live in the area! Thank you for your recommendations! :)
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  • Julie
    Wow, those pics are AMAZING! Can't wait to hear all about your trip. Welcome home!
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  • Christine @ Love, Life, Surf
    I'm headed to Jasper and Banff next week! I can't wait and your photos make me so excited for our trip! Can't wait to see your itinerary since, of course, I haven't finished planning yet!
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    • Anne
      Ahhhh so jealous! I want to go back already! :) Have an amazing time and I hope my posts give you some ideas!
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    • Anne
      Thank you, Lauren!
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  • Marie-Elise Membrive
    yes , i like the idea of smaller posts + I am really looking forward to the itinerary + restaurant highlights. I love to scroll around blogs to find travel tips and I always love it when there is an itinerary included because I can get inspired to build my own itinerary according to what when right or not when people travel. Thanks for sharing your marvelous holidays with us :)
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    • Anne
      Fabulous! Itinerary it is! :) Thanks!
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  • Kirsten
    Please post everything about your trip! I am looking forward to hearing all about it. I was the one who posted a comment on Instagram asking which hiking shoes you were wearing. Thank you so much for responding. I am now a proud owner of Merrel hiking shoes! Love them. I am moving to Whistler, BC this weekend from the Cayman Islands. When I read your recent post about your hiking trip I knew that I would be excited to read all about it when you returned. So please post the three million pictures that you took!
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    • Anne
      Fabulous - I hope you love their hiking shoes, too! They are durable and should last forever basically. :) That's quite a change to move from Whistler to the islands! I'm sure you will love it - wish we'd had time to make it to Whistler -- great hiking in summer apparently, and of course awesome winter sports the rest of the year!
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  • Rachael
    Ahhh can't wait to hear all about it!! Can we just talk about your trip instead of actually working on Thursday ;) The hubs and I have been dying to go to Banff - maybe the site of the first Joyful Eating retreat??
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  • Christina
    Wow I live in australia and am just blown away by the beauty of those snow capped mountains blissful! I really want to go. Can't wait to see new blog posts I'm interested in anything xx
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    • Anne
      It was truly stunning. Reminded me a little of New Zealand scenery actually, if you haven't gone! :)
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  • Heidi
    As many travel posts as you like, I love hearing about other people's trips. I am an Australian who lived in Canada (Vancouver mainly) for a year so seeing all of these photos and hearing about the trip brings back wonderful memories. I look forward to hearing more.
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    • Anne
      Thank you for reading! Vancouver would be an amazing place to live - such a cool city! Australia's not too shabby either though. ;)
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  • Amy @ Thoroughly Nourished Life
    I loved seeing your trip on Instagram! I can't wait to see the photos in whatever format and posting schedule you choose! Welcome home and I hope the memories last a lifetime!
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    • Anne
      Thank you Amy! :)
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  • Anna
    wow! The view is breath taking!
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  • masala girl
    sounds wonderful! i love that you're going to share many recaps, but i'd like if you mixed it in with regular content too :)
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  • Cara
    Can't wait to hear all about it, Anne! I always love your recaps. I bet Zara is stoked to see you guys!!
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    • Anne
      Yes! She was extra snuggly last night! :)
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  • Heather @ Polyglot Jot
    Cant wait to hear about it! I like the idea of shorter recaps..sometimes long ones can be overwhelming on blogs!
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    • Anne
      I agree! My itinerary is going to be overwhelming but definitely breaking up the rest!
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  • Roadrunner
    Wow! Talk about post card quality pictures! Incredible. Looking forward to the posts!
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