{"id":395,"date":"2013-06-17T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=395"},"modified":"2017-09-22T23:30:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T03:30:17","slug":"day-2-lake-louise-hiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=395","title":{"rendered":"Day 2A &ndash; Lake Louise Hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We got an early start to the day, preparing our packs for a hike through the area mountains.\u00a0 Loaded up with water and energy bars, we picked up fresh sandwiches at the hotel to go, and had a quick breakfast.\u00a0 Then it was time to hit the trails.<\/p>\n<p>While June is typically a time of heavy rainfall in Banff National Park, we appeared to have lucked out.\u00a0 Below is a photo of me at the Lake Louise shoreline, as we begin our hike.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61795051.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here, Nadine points to our first destination.\u00a0 The plan is to hike up past Lake Agnes, around the back of the lake and up to the Big Beehive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61795101.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few images from along the climb.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61795361.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we climbed up the trail, we heard the distinctive sound of this little guy pecking at a tree along the trail.\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZccfbz5hh4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We also met this furry fellow along the trail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61795411.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stopping for a water break and rest, Nadine again points up toward our destination.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61795521.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"759\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We eventually reached Mirror Lake.\u00a0 The Big Beehive, while still a ways up, is looking much closer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61795821.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"759\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this clear reflection is where Mirror Lake got its name?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796121.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continuing up toward Lake Agnes, we started to get a few more views as surrounding forest was not as thick as the first part of the climb.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a nice shot into the Bow Valley with Mt Fairview on the right.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796321.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We met a nice couple from the UK who were kind enough to take our picture in this scenic part of the trail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nydha.org\/cli\/stromectol.php\">stromectol<\/a> is an antiparasitic medication used to treat various conditions such as river blindness and some types of roundworm infections. It works by paralyzing and killing certain parasites in the body.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796351.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through the trees is the Big Beehive with the Devil\u2019s Thumb towering above.\u00a0 We would have liked to try to make it up to the Devil\u2019s Thumb, but I suspect that it\u2019s too early in the season to attempt it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796371.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re now at the waterfall below the Lake Agnes Tea House.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796461.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796561.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We arrived at Lake Agnes and the famous Tea House.\u00a0 We didn\u2019t stop in, since we had just had breakfast and planned to eat our packed lunch on top of the Big Beehive.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Nadine resting on the rocks looking over Lake Agnes.\u00a0 The ice is probably about half gone from the lake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796681.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are Nadine and I at Lake Agnes.\u00a0 In the background is the side of the Beehive, the Devil\u2019s Thumb and Mt Whyte.\u00a0 I love the curved ridge that connects Mt Whyte to Mt Niblock\u2014it looks like a big dam.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796761.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the weather still fabulous, we continued around Lake Agnes.\u00a0 Trail conditions to this point have been good, with only a bit of snow and ice above Mirror Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Say hello to a new chapter of possibilities \u2013 let\u2019s talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/auburncardiology.com\/getting-clomid-without-prescription\/\">clomid<\/a> and how it can bring you closer to your dreams of starting a family.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796831.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking back toward the tea house.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796921.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking across the back of Lake Agnes to the switchbacks that climb up to the Beehive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"P6179694\" alt=\"P6179694\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796941.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we approach the back of Lake Agnes, we run into more snow patches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796971.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking back down Lake Agnes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61796981.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heading across the (mostly still snow-covered) scree slope at the end of Lake Agnes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797001.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we are on about the second switchback up to the Big Beehive.\u00a0 This will be the last photo up this section as I had to put the camera away.\u00a0 Unfortunately, this slope faces north and is still snowbound along most of it.\u00a0 It basically turned from a hike to a scramble at this point, but we made it up without incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797101.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once on top of the Beehive, we made our way out toward the end.\u00a0 The top is mostly snow-covered with no single trail, so we had to make our own way.\u00a0 Apart from sinking into the deep snow a few times, it\u2019s not a difficult trek since it\u2019s mostly a level walk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797151.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Nadine resting along the way with a view out over Lake Louise.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797181.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"759\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continuing to the end of the Beehive under the watch of Mt Whyte and Mt Niblock.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797231.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re almost there\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797271.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"759\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s another view out over Lake Louise.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the clouds are rolling in, so many of our photos will be missing that nice blue sky we had for the first part of the day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797281.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"759\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s our hotel, the Chateau Lake Louise, way down at the bottom.\u00a0 It looks so much smaller from up here!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797301.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We made it out to the end of the Big Beehive.\u00a0 The bump in the middle of the photo is the Little Beehive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797311.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another group of hikers came by, which was fortunate, because we wanted a picture of us at the little gazebo at the end of the Big Beehive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797391.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once I get back home and download the track logs from our GPS, I\u2019ll post the track files and a topo map showing our route.\u00a0 At this point, the GPS is showing 7,428 ft of elevation, which is just a bit lower than the max we hit of 7,510 ft (the elevation drops a bit as you get closer to the end of the Beehive).\u00a0 Lake Louise, where we began our hike, is somewhere around 5,750 ft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"P6179741\" alt=\"P6179741\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797411.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After finishing lunch, we decided it was time to get down from the Beehive as we started to get some light rain.\u00a0 We headed down the south side, which fortunately was in fairly good condition, probably thanks to its southern exposure.\u00a0 Due to the rain and our haste to get moving, I didn\u2019t take any photos until we reached the Highline Trail below.<\/p>\n<p>The rain started to let up, so instead of returning to Lake Louise, we continued our hike out toward the Plain of Six Glaciers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61797611.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Nadine stopping for a rest by one of many small waterfalls along the trail.<br \/>\nAre you tired of feeling overwhelmed by stress? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldenhealthservices.com\/get-xanax-1mg\/\">xanax<\/a> may be the key to finding relief and reclaiming your peace of mind. Take the first step towards a calmer, more balanced life today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61798041.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"759\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stopping for another rest.\u00a0 Actually, these weren\u2019t all rest stops.\u00a0 Most were photo stops, since by the end of the day, I had taken more than 750 photos and used three 8GB memory cards in the camera.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61798581.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continuing up the trail, you can see Lake Louise in the background.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61798661.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"759\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we hiked along the trail, Mt Victoria kept getting bigger!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61798981.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We eventually reached the Plain of Six Glaciers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61799081.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P6179881B.jpg\" width=\"574\" height=\"432\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are some very nice flowers on this marshy meadow surrounded by mountains, glaciers and scree slopes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"P6179904\" alt=\"P6179904\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61799041.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And since we came all this way, we went into the Tea House for a piece of pie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61799151.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They have some very good fresh baked goods here.\u00a0 The menu is limited since there is no electricity (and therefore no refrigeration) or roads to transport supplies in or out.\u00a0 Supplies are carried out here by staff or by a helicopter drop at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61799211.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a nice view of Mt Lefroy from our table.\u00a0 The clouds also rolled out by this point and the sun was back!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"P6179923\" alt=\"P6179923\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61799231.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On our way back to Lake Louise, here\u2019s a view out over the scree slopes heading down the switchbacks from the Plain of Six Glaciers.\u00a0 Visible are Mt Victoria, Mt Lefroy and The Mitre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61799751.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a view looking back toward Lake Louise from the same position as the previous photo, but in the opposite direction.\u00a0 When hiking in this area, the views are good in all directions!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61799761.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more shots from along the trail back to Lake Louise.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P6170025.jpg\" width=\"574\" height=\"432\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61799961.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61700911.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61701361.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA         \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Alberta2013\/P61701801.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We arrived back at the Chateau Lake Louise, and according to GPS, we covered 21.32 km over the last several hours.\u00a0 We\u2019re feeling a little tired and sore, but we had a great day, and we really couldn\u2019t have asked for better weather.\u00a0 Now for the daunting task of trying to sort through the pile of photos taken!<\/p>\n<p>As we were standing at the shoreline back at the entrance to the Chateau, it struck me how busy it is at the Lake Louise shoreline, but how few people there are on the trails.\u00a0 What a shame, because I don&#8217;t think they know what they&#8217;re missing.\u00a0 Because as stunning as the view is from the base of the Chateau, it really doesn&#8217;t seem so great anymore when compared to the sights available along the many hiking trails!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got an early start to the day, preparing our packs for a hike through the area mountains.\u00a0 Loaded up with water and energy bars, we picked up fresh sandwiches at the hotel to go, and had a quick breakfast.\u00a0 &hellip; 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