Trip to Canada- Part 2

Once we arrived safely in Banff National Park, we camped three nights at Lake Louise and spent two full days exploring and hiking around the Lake Louise area.

Started off the morning of Sept. 6th (and coincidentally our anniversary) at the incredible Lake Louise. The lake was spectacular- the colors and the surrounding mountains- no wonder it’s the most visited sight of the Canadian Rockies.







I must say, though, that this sight is pretty touristy. There is a HUGE hotel right on the lake’s shore and a million visitors. We took a little hike around a portion of the lake, giving the boys ample time to pick up sticks, dig in the dirt, and collect pine cones after three days in the car.



After Lake Louise, we headed over to Moraine Lake. Both Rob and I preferred this spot to Louise with its fewer crowds and more “natural” surroundings. We had promised the boys a canoe ride so we rented one and explored the lake.





We found the most beautiful sight at the opposite end of the lake from the boat house- a cascading stream into the lake with the sun glistening on it in such a way that it looked like it was made of liquid silver. We really enjoyed that. The mountains that surround Moraine’s shores we sharp and steep and covered with glaciers.




After our canoe ride, we hiked up a little rocky mountain next to the lake. Rob and the boys bouldered straight up the side of the mountain and I met them on the top. This little mountain was a rock pile deposited by the glacier that had come through that valley thousands of years earlier.





We returned to our camp and made a yummy dinner of stir fry with vegetables from our garden. The boys were asleep by 6:30 after a day packed with hiking and canoeing.