My favorite time to visit the Canadian Rockies is in June. There are a few reasons for that. Snow is still fresh on the mountains (it occasionally snows in June), the crowds of tourists are smaller that the summer months and the wildlife is plentiful with mothers tending to their young. On our way to Pyramid Mountain, we pass two lakes. The first one, Patricia Lake is known for its elk. As we approached the lake, we saw this female elk licking her young cow clean. Watching this mothering was a cool behavioral moment.