Northeast of Banff (the town), in Banff (the park), you’ll find several lakes which provide everything you’ve pictured in the Canadian Rockies. The water is crystal-clear, and jagged mountain peaks reflect in the sparkling surface of lakes like Johnson, Two Jack, and Minnewanka. There’s quite a bit of good hiking in this area, but of course, this is winter, not summer, so just about everything changes a bit. For starters, there’s the route you take to get here. In warmer weather, there’s a loop road, but in winter, half the loop is closed — so unless you packed your skis, […]