Lake Louise

This summer we got to go to Lake Louise for a little hiking. We rented a car and stopped in Banff on the way up:

We got to stay at the Chateau Lake Louise. A view from the hike

 Our room had great view of Lake Louise, a glacial lake which according to them is the most photographed lake in the world

I can see why

The hotel was very swish, though there were a few others nearby, Paradise Lodge and Deer Lodge which may have been better value. Though I loved the decor inside. The food was way way overpriced ($11 for a tuna sandwich), so in the morning we started going to Laggan's bakery for sandwiches to take on our hikes.

                    

The glaciers were gloomy and beautiful, we hiked 14 km to see them



We hiked past the tea houses

The lake really is turquoise

Another day we hiked Saddleback Pass, to the top of Mt. Fairview, well worth it.

One morning we drove to check out Moraine Lake

And on the on the way back, I asked J to pull over so I could take some photos. I quickly ran back to our car to get him, when I saw this:

We scrambled down to the SUV,  "Just Married" was written on the windows, the passenger doors were open, the back window was broken, no one inside. There was a laptop and several beer tins scattered around. We climbed back up to call 911, and just then a policeman arrived. So we told him we saw, and we left. I later looked up the news to see if it had been reported, and found this CBC story, about an earlier crash, 2 years ago, with the photo eerily similar to the scene we saw. Exact same spot. I didn't find out anything more about this crash. 

We hiked that day, and then took the most beautiful drive.