Leaving Highway 1, we turned to the pass towards Takakkaw Falls, the most famous and majestic waterfall of the Canadian Rockies and second only to Niagara Falls in Canada. The feeling that always followed me throughout this journey was the overwhelming beauty of the Yoho River rushing at the foot of the pass, the endless green pine forests and the white snow-capped mountain peaks. Occasionally, at the edge of the forest, a herd of deer appears engrossed in grazing on grass.  

At the edge of the forest, a herd of deer looked bewildered Not long after, the car arrived at the scenic area’s parking lot and the sound of the waterfall echoed loudly. From here, we walked across the wooden bridge across the Yoho River. At the foot is a stream of milky white water due to very fine rock powder dissolved into the water during the ice melting process. Walking a few hundred meters among the pine forest, we reached the foot of Takakkaw waterfall, the waterfall poured from a height of 384m to the base of the rock, creating a huge mass of steam.Returning to the highway, we found Emerald Lake on the road across the valley and parallel to a river named Horse Stone. The Stone Horse River was formed by melting ice on the towering peaks of the Rocky Mountains. And throughout its 49km length, it weaves through extremely majestic canyons and cliffs, sometimes expanding into a lake, sometimes just a stream, sometimes cascading down steep cliffs and continuing to float among the forests. wild old man. The river has diligently eroded the heart of the small mountain, turning this place into a natural creation “on a stone bridge, under a flowing waterfall”.  

  Emerald lake – the place considered the heart of Yoho is a moraine lake, surrounded by many famous mountain ranges of Burgess and Wapta higher than 3,000m. Here, nature offers all four seasons. In spring, the leaves are budding, the snow has not yet melted, it still clings to the branches in beautiful layers like a fairy tale. In the summer, the glaciers in the mountains melt to form many streams and waterfalls, which is an opportunity for camping, boating, mountain climbing, horseback riding, fishing, picnics… Entering autumn, the lake surface is calm and the leaves change color. The colors and scenery are so lyrical and magical like paradise. And when winter comes, there is white snow everywhere, ideal for skiing and skating.

Located on a small hill along the lake is a high-class hotel and resort, designed entirely of pine wood and facing the lake. If you stay here, you will have afternoons walking around the lake, watching the sun gradually go down behind the jagged snow-white mountain peaks, in the evening sitting around the fire enjoying grilled salmon in a quiet space, listening to the calls. Herds of North American deer echoed. And waking up tomorrow morning, behind the glass window are clouds of fog that are melting, gradually revealing the vast lake surface, pine forests, mountains, the boat gliding gently…  A wooden house by Emerald Lake