After our full day exploring (and eating our way through) Calgary, it was finally time to bid the city farewell and head out into the Rocky Mountains of Alberta.
Canadian cities are great fun (especially if you know the best places to eat, drink and dance) but the great outdoors is without a doubt of my favourite reasons to visit Canada! The natural beauty here is just next level.
The mountains back home in the UK are nowhere nearly as towering as they are in Canada and we certainly get nowhere near as much snow. (The combination of which can make for quite some jaw-droppingly gorgeous views!)
The Rockies, in particular, are just such a special and rather dramatic part of the world, so much so that despite having seen them quite a few times now, I still always have “pinch me” moments when we head out that way.
We wasted no time in getting stuck into things, heading straight over to Yamnuska Adventures in Canmore, to meet Derek, our guide for the day as we traversed the beauty that is Grotto Canyon.
Grotto Canyon isn’t the hardest hike to do (it’s fairly flat the entire way) which for me added an extra spring in my step. Getting to explore this beauty at a leisurely pace makes it all the more fun.
