Pretty photo: Banff, Alberta.

[Gordcanuck]

12. We drove in from Calgary,

and found Banff beautiful until you wanted accommodations (but we already knew that from the internet). We continued on to Revelstoke, hoping to get a glimpse of nearby Lake Louise. No soap, all roads to it were closed due to volume of visitors. In future we will avoid postcard tourist sites that feel like downtown busy sidewalks.
My lesson is that I will be seeing more of my own country 🇨🇦 before visiting overcrowded cliché destinations.