September and October have much to offer visitors to the Rocky Mountains. The bulk of tourists have disappeared, not to mention those nasty mosquitoes, and the splendid fall colours have arrived. Bright yellows and gold of the sub-alpine larch and trembling aspen brighten up the mountainside and temperatures have cooled to comfortable, if not chilly at night.
In Alberta's Rocky Mountains, leaf peepers should try accessible spots like Johnston’s Canyon and Tunnel Mountain near Banff or hike up to Lake Agnes from Lake Louise. Kananaskis Country is less than an hour's drive from Calgary and has the added bonus of thousands of migrating golden eagles flying overhead.


