Oh, Canada!

I have been to Canada three times this summer, and I have to say, it gets better every time. Not only is my perfectly fried egg of a boyfriend (or just Pete) a resident of Canada, but the country offers so much beauty. I also wanted people to get a little taste of Canadian bacon.

We spent a lot of time in Pete’s home town, Calgary, just doing normal stuff.

His backyard view is pretty cool.

We also did some other cool, normal stuff like visit some parks in Canada BECAUSE THEY ARE SO GORGEOUS ITS REALLY NOT A JOKE.

The first place we went to was Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park in British Columbia, only 20 or so minutes outside of Alberta.

The first thing I noticed when I stepped out of the car was that IT SMELLED LIKE CHRISTMAS. Well, it smelled like pine trees, but that’s pretty much the same thing. The air was just so fresh and perfect and Christmasy.

Not only was I obsessed with the air, but when we walked down to the lake, I was in love!

The pictures do not do this place justice. The water was the prettiest turquoise color I’ve ever seen.

It’s definitely a goal to go back and stay at the Emerald Lake Lodge to sit by the fire at night.

There are a couple of hikes around the lake to do. We started to do one…

…but then we saw people out on the lake in canoes…

…so OF COURSE we thought it was necessary to do the same.

We paddled all the way across the lake and made a pit stop.

I also thought it was necessary to take a few selfies because the lake AND the mountains were just so beautiful!

It was a little difficult for me to get off of the rocky beach.

It was well worth the struggle!

Canoeing on Emerald Lake was so peaceful and relaxing (even though we booked it back before our hour was up). It’s really hard not to feel so small out there surrounded by huge trees and even bigger mountain peeks.

After we had to say our goodbyes to Emerald Lake, we started to head back to Alberta to stop in Banff National Park. On our way there, we saw a bunch of cars that were stopped at this one spot. I was naturally curious as to what everyone was looking at, so we stopped and checked it out.

Im pretty glad we did.

It ended up being the Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park. With the flow of the water, the bridge will eventually not be there anymore, probably not for a long time though!

Definitely not a bad place for a pit stop!

After seeing the Natural Bridge, we headed to Moraine Lake in Banff National Park in Alberta!

Back in May, we had gone to Moraine Lake for the first time. We wanted to go again just to see how different it looks at this time of year!

It may not have had the beautiful snow on the mountains anymore, but the turquoise water surly makes up for it.

It’s just the perfect place…

…for a perfect breakfast platter.

After we said goodbye to Moraine Lake, we were feeling a little cold so we headed to Radium Hot Springs. For the hour it took to get there, we did not spend that much time there. It was nice to jump in the pool and the hot springs after a long day, but it wasn’t my ideal hot springs. There were a lot of families there, which is fine, but after such a long day, I was hoping for a bit of a quieter spot. It wasn’t all bad, though. There were mountains and a beautiful sunset. Who can really complain?

One of the greatest parts about the drive back to Calgary? THE SCENERY, of course!

Who wouldn’t want to see this every day?

I will definitely be back to Canada, that’s for sure.

As for now, so long!

ALSO. This is only the beginning of the Bacon and Egg travels. We both will be going to Europe on September 2nd! There will be many exciting posts to come!

Bye for now.

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