I know, I know – this is probably one of the classic images of the Rockies, of popular Lake Louise, appearing on postcards and lots of tourist photos, but it was our first “classic” Rockies view of mountains reflected in a lake, and is so deserves an appearance. Although we were impressed at the time, this was merely a 3-star reflection. We discovered some truly 5 star reflections later in the trip.
We visited the information centre, where a very nice young lady from Brighton, UK, gave us details of the Lakeside trail. It was rare to meet a Canadian serving tourists in this area- it was all Brits, Ozzies and Kiwis.
The path was busy and so I persuaded @shepherdmanswife to explore another trail that led up to a tea room overlooking the lake from below a high rock face, but since the path quickly became quite steep, she decided that we would return to the lakeside trail. Not even the “There-will-be-great-photogenic-views-and-we-might-see-a-bear” argument worked.
The trail remained quite busy until the far end of the lake, but then became less so as the path continued, beginning to climb the mountainside. We walked a little further before turning around – I think that @shepherdmanswife hadn’t realised that the Louise Lake Trail had now evolved into the Six Glaciers Trail, and somehow I forgot to tell her. The hike had been around 4 miles in total, which of course had taken over two hours due to photographic opportunities.
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