For our last day in the Lake Louise area we arrive early in a car park by
Morraine Lake, knowing that as it is a sunny summer holiday weekend it will be
very busy here later. The sun is behind the high peaks; the lake is in shadow
and floating logs congregate and are stuck where the stream leaves the lake.
Moraine Lake
The mountains that run alongside the lake and valley form 10 peaks. A view
of the lake and these peaks used to adorn the back of the $20 bill. Each of the
peaks is between 3000-4000m high.
We take a path which climbs up from the lake, with views through the trees
back down to the lake and across to the peaks.
(Some of the) Ten Peaks
Moraine Lake
Once we have climbed for a while, the path meanders pleasantly along a sunny
terrace, then breaks out into an open meadow decorated with alpine flowers.
Path
Brigitte in the Meadow
Anemones
We stop for a while to admire a marmot sunbathing on a rock. He is not
bothered about us being there and looks directly at the camera and turns his
best profile to us.
Marmot
On the other side of the meadow the path traverses a steep scree bank and
then crosses a drift of snow. The further up the valley we go the more of the
ten peaks we can see.
Scree
Snow
(some more of the) Ten Peaks
We reach an alpine lake, which is still partly frozen. Beyond here the path
continues to negotiate a pass which is still covered in snow, but we are
stopping here for our picnic lunch. We sit on rocks looking out over Eiffel
Lake and a chipmunk comes to investigate and becomes very bold as he looks for
our crumbs. and shares our crumbs.
Eiffel Lake
Chipmunk
After lunch we retrace out steps back down the valley to the lake where we
find plenty of tourists enjoying the sunshine and the view.
Canoes on Morraine Lake
It is our last evening in the Lake Louise hostel and we treat ourselves to
a meal and a bottle of wine in the café there. Looking at the picture
we realise we are both dressed in pink, drinking pink wine in a pink café –
nice!
Dinner and Pink Wine
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