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My friend and I are going to Banff for the first time. We have both been rock climbing for 15 years and mountainbiking for 10 so it’s not like we are scared of the trails haha but we aren’t experienced hikers so probably nothing with hard scrambling just because we have never tried it.
Was gonna spend 3-4 days in glacier and like 2 days near Banff/Yoho/etc, just because we don’t know much about Banff or the surrounding area so we don’t know much about which hikes are worth it. (Or I guess I mean MOST worth it because everything in that area is so beautiful it’s hard to choose one over the other haha). BUT it feels kind of stupid of us to not spend that much time in Canada considering how great it is, so we might cut some Glacier days and add some Canada days.
We planned to do this hike: 1) Plain of Six Glaciers - Big Beehive - Lake Agnes Tea House that is like 13ish miles in Banff, as well as 2) a 13ish mile loop on the iceline trail loop which I think also goes into Yoho valley.

I see so many pretty videos on like Instagram haha about hikes like Mount temple, various peaks like smutwood peak, devils thumb, and many other beautiful things but I assume those involve some scrambling that would not be ideal for us??? Idk I am so confused

(Gonna be in early July btw)

I’m scared that if we go in late June, it will still be snowy or muddy (which doesn’t matter) but I don’t want things to be closed, like not be able to hike or drive somewhere from it. But I’m also scared that if we go in mid to late July that there will be so many people we’d have to compete even more so for parking spaces and stuff.

Also, I’m aware I’ll have to be flexible in our trip reguardless because others might beat us to it or whatever, but do you think it’s possible to get to do all these hikes we planned? If we wake up early enough and everything? We plan to just buy a national park pass in advance

Here is the itinerary:

Glacier NP:

Highline Trail Grinnel Glacier

12-16 miles

(From Logan Pass to Grinnel Glacier Overlook)

Iceberg Lake Trail

9-11 miles

Avalanche Lake Trail

2-5 miles

Banff NP:

Peyto Lake at sunrise

1-2 miles

Little Beehive Hike

5-6 miles

Hike to Floe Lake

12-13 miles

Yoho NP:

Iceline Trail Loop

12-13 miles

Emerald Lake

canoe

Sawtooth NF:

Sawtooth Lake via Iron Creek Trail

9-10 miles

Teton NP:

Delta Lake Hike

7-8 miles

Schwabachers Landing

Watch the sunrise

Phelps Lake Hike

5-6 miles

—>accessed by Laurence S Rockefeller Preserve

Cliff jumping

I’ve missed out on the last 3 big ones because I didn’t ever know when they were happening. I live in a small red town so nobody protests unless there is a big widespread one. I would really like to plan ahead and get off work next time there is a No Kings protest… but can’t figure out when that might be

I was planning to get a special 20 Harmonica, but this one: Hohner 562 Pro Harp MS-Series Harmonica C, is on sale for like half off.

Is this one a good harmonica for beginners? I would like to be able to play to Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, Bic Runga, and honestly, probably some songs that aren’t typically played with a harmonica lol so some that aren’t country sounding at all.