| We
got up, showered and left the campground by 7:15 to go hiking at Lake
Louise. For breakfast, we went to a bakery/deli in Lake Louise Village.
We drove to Lake Louise parking lot about 8:30 and started walking along
the lakeshore. When we got to the end of the lakeshore, we kept
walking. The trail started ascending the mountain toward the Plain of
Six Glaciers. About noon, we arrived at the Plain of Six Glaciers
Teahouse and ate lunch. The teahouse has no access except by trail. They
get their supplies by helicopter or horseback and have no electricity.
Four women were living there but only in the summer. After lunch, we
continued on the trail until we reached the Plain of Six Glaciers. As we
neared the glaciers, it got colder. We sat on rocks for a while, looking
at the glaciers. Also, there was a cabin at the top of a glacier built
when early climbers were exploring the glaciers. When we left the
glaciers on our return to Lake Louise, it started raining and sleeting.
About 3:30 we returned to the Lake Louise chateau. The temperature around
the lakeshore was in the 80's. We learned that the hike was seven miles
long. Hungry and tired, we walked to the Chateau to eat dinner. We ate
at Glacier Saloon in the chateau. Glacier Saloon had very comfortable
chairs and good food. On our return to the campground, we stopped at
Moose Meadow to look for moose but saw only groundhogs. We called our
family on the cell phone and returned to the campground. |