Johnston Canyon

Johnston Canyon may be the most popular hike in Banff National Park, at least, according to Alltrails.com. That being said, I can say I am quite sure this is the busiest trail I have ever hiked. The trail to the lower falls is probably the most trafficked, due to the iron catwalks that you walk along (they just aren’t that wide). However, with COVID-19 still at large most people were very respectful of space and many hikers were wearing masks. As you continue on to the upper falls the trail becomes mostly paved and allows for much more room. All in all, the whole trail was a solid 3.2 miles which was just a little more than enough for our toddler who was able to hike the whole thing. During the middle of the hike (while we were at the lower falls) the rain started coming down fairly consistently. It was a slight drizzle but enough to scare plenty of hikers away which we weren’t mad about. Being from the Pacific Northwest I was more than happy to see a little bit of rain while we hiked. I would almost always prefer to photograph in the rain over sunshine :) All in all this hike was definitely worth it - you get to see amazing scenery with not too much effort. I would highly recommend it. [Taken with a Canon 5D Mark II]