Pairs: Near and Far

There hasn’t been much computer time on our trip because we’re having such a wonderful time. Since leaving Calgary, we’ve been on the trails almost every day—first in Glacier National Park, then Waterton Lakes, and now Banff and Lake Louise. We’ve just about hit the 50 mile mark for hiking; should make that tomorrow. We’ve had a couple days of rain, and the forecast is a bit iffy, but yesterday was absolutely perfect. #1 on our bucket list of hikes was the hike to The Plains of Six Glaciers. It starts at the Chateau Lake Louise and ends at a tea house high in the mountains. I’ll have more photos of the hike and more details about the tea house once I get home. But I uploaded two photos for this week’s Pairs (thanks, Helena!), so you’ll get an idea of how beautiful it is here. 

This photo of the Chateau Lake Louise was taken from the lake shore path which is the beginning of the hike up The Plain of Six Glaciers. The water really is that turquoise!

If you look carefully, you’ll see the Chateau at the end of the lake. This was taken before we reached the tea house.

Both Tracy and I are awed by the beauty and grandeur of the Canadian Rockies. The scenery in Montana and Waterton Lakes was wonderful, but the magnitude of the Canadian Rockies is simply amazing. We have three more days in the Banff/Lake Louise area and then head up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper for four days.