Glacier lakes, mountain passes, and exactly how to time it so you’re never fighting the tour buses for a parking spot. Ten days is enough to cover Banff, Lake Louise, Yoho, and Jasper without feeling rushed — if you get the order right.

The trick is starting early: every parking lot in this stretch of the Rockies fills by 9am in peak season, and the light is better before 8 anyway.

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