Wisetrips Travel Blog

Since the wind forecast was unfavorable for wing foiling at Crissy Field, Inna and I decided to head to Noe Valley instead, to meet up with Alex and to have lunch with him nearby. The drive to Noe Valley was surprisingly quick—normally, I need 90 minutes to reach Crissy Field, as driving through Golden Gate Park is usually quite slow. It took just about an hour to reach Noe Valley from our home in San Jose. After meeting Al…

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 From the Takakkaw Falls, it took us about two hours to reach the Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, where we had planned to stay one night. Inna had found an amazing Nordic Spa, and she wanted everyone to rest after so many days of hiking. We reached the Kananaskis Mountain Lodge at around 16:30, and it took some time to check into room #2013, make a reservation for the Nord…

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 We checked out of the Storm Mountain Lodge (Lake Louise area), where we had been staying for the past 3 nights, and started our drive to Yoho National Park, where we had planned multiple hikes. Emerald Lake Our first stop was at Emerald Lake. As we started our drive at 09:00, we were worried about the limited parking there.  When we arrived at 09:45, we managed to find one of the last s…

Sunday, July 5, 2026 We awoke at 06:00, brushed our teeth, and quickly dressed. At 06:30, we started our drive toward the Summer Gondola at Lake Louise, where we planned to park before catching the shuttle to Moraine Lake . Our shuttle was scheduled to depart at 07:25,  so we had a 15-minute wait to drink coffee (from our Thermos) and eat pastries ( pastel de nata ) before boarding . We rushed to the Moraine Lake shut…