Today we drove approximately 50 miles north to Lake Louise. The drive was easy and we arrived at the lake at about 10:30 only to find a parking space extremely difficult to locate – particularly in an extended cab, long box ¾ T pickup.
Once we got parked, we only had a short distance to walk to a boardwalk at the lake. I mentioned parking was difficult??? It was nearly elbow to elbow on the boardwalk. However, we were able to get photos of the lake and the Fairmont Lake Louise resort.
This lake is fed directly from glaciers and ice fields directly west of the lake. The ice grinds and pulverizes the smaller rocks. These small particles are suspended in the water and refract the light to make the water appear to be aqua marine in color. Absolutley beautiful!!
A person we talked with at Lake Louise recommended we visit Lake Moraine which is only a short distance from Lake Louise. When we arrived at Lake Moraine, we encountered cars parked on the edge of the narrow road at least ½ mile from the lake. We drove on, meeting cars and driving very slow. Well...the parking lot was full. Cars were stopped, waiting for people leaving to vacate their parking spot. The park service has an attendant directing traffic in the parking lot. We quickly decided we didn't really need to see this lake. We fired our tour guide.
On the way back to Canmore, we could see a very large building in the town of Banff with spires that rose far above the trees. We drove through Banff to the original Banff Springs Hotel which is still in business. The hotel appears to hav had an addition built on in recent years as the stones are a bit different in color. This is truly a magnificent structure!!!
The Bow River falls lie directly behind the Banff Springs Hotel. We drove to the viewing point and spent about an hour watching the river and people.
We got back to the RV Park about 6:00.
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