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On June 18th 2009, Ed and I celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary. We had never been to Storm Mountain Lodge before but we had heard good things about it and decided to stay for a night. The lodge is only a 25 minute drive from our apartment in Banff and is now by far one of my favourite places in the area.

I believe there are 14 log cabins in total, all originally built in the early 1920's. A wood-burning fireplace, hand-crafted log bed and an antique claw foot tub are just some of the features that make these historic cabins so charming. Add a game of scrabble and some red wine and it was the perfect place for a romantic evening.

The main lodge is rustic with a huge stone fireplace and the most incredible food! Bake brie, Bison Tenderloin, Lamb Shanks and chocolate mousse for dinner and a fresh baked cranberry scone and a cup of delicious local coffee for breakfast.

As soon as I stepped foot inside this place I couldn't stop smiling; it should be named Brena & Edward's Lodge because it was perfect and we couldn't have asked for anything better. It will definitely be tough for the next place we stay to measure up to this!

It's an amazing thing when you can hang out in a place like this in between shifts at work.  Moraine Lake made the old $20 bill famous... or wait, did the $20 bill make Moraine Lake famous?... either way, it's spectacular and I'm freakin' lucky to be able to see this everyday.