Lake Louise and Banff

6/6/13

Today broke with beautiful sunshine at about 6,000 ft. elevation where we are today at the Lake Louise Campground, site 158.  Drove 3 miles up the mountain to visit world famous Lake Louise.  The emerald water reflecting snow-covered peaks was truly gorgeous.  Our next stop was at  Moraine Lake with another breath-taking vista across the lake.

Following lunch we drove to Johnston’s Canyon where we walked along narrow canyon walls on walkways overhanging the canyon.  It brought us to a spectacular falls complete with a cave that permitted access to almost the cascading river falls.

This took us on to Banff.  While quite nice it is reminiscent of many “yuppie” towns in Colorado, Utah, and California.

Tomorrow we head further northwest into Jasper National Park after a mid-day visit to the Columbia Ice Fields for some glacier viewing.