Thursday, June 16, 2016

May 28 Golden to Lake Louise and Jasper


I (Bill) am walking Dottie along the river trail as on the days before.  Just past our camper and through the trees a group of towns people are having an organzation breakfast.

On Trans Canada Hwy past Yoho NP to Lake Loise.  Weather much more promising today on the mountains as well as down on the Kicking Horse River

We stopped at Spiral Tunnels and were fortunate enough to see a train pass here. As trains pass through Kicking Horse Pass and across the continental divide, they pass through two spiral tunnels. We saw the train below going into the tunnel left.  The tunnel turns clockwise inside the mountain.  Then we see the front of the train emerge underneath before the back of the train enters the tunnel

One of many wildlife crossings in Lake Louise area

Beth at Lake Louise sign



Banff National Park's Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada with its awesome forested and glacial mountain setting is one of the world's lake view destinations. 

Victoria Glacier feeding Lake Louise


Water flows from the glacier to the lake to a stream  (bottom) into Bow River




Lake flows toward Bow River

 Lake Chateau Lake Louise Hotel dining offers postcard-perfect views

Lobby views




Moraine Lake.  A glacial lake near Louise that Feeds Bow River south of Louise

Beth and Dottie have picked their way through the drift logs and rocks to the lake shore


Check out her shoes! Nobody says you have to dress like an explorer here



Rocky hillside beside lake

On the Icefields Highway Past Hector Lake approaching Mosquito creek Campground.  Pretty col how its clear on the ground with the cloud cover part way up mountains


On Bow Summit


Glacier landscape feature south of Waterfowl Lakes.  Bowl shaped depressions are features formed and enlarged by freeze-thaw cycles of glaciers.  this is about 30 mi north of Lake Louise



Waterfowl Lake stop


Drivers side window shot Near Rampart Creek Campground.  We have crossed  Saskatchewan River crossing near Rt 11 into Jasper national Park



Bridal Veil Falls.  Stopped here soon before reaching Mt Athabasca
 



It's snowing on the glacier and mountains as we arrive at the Columbia Icefields Discovery Center, Also the last tour had left, so we proceeded North to Jasper to find camping accommodations


Tangle Falls, South of Tangle Mtn and several miles north. The numerous flows across the falls tangle together as they fall.



Passing endless Chain Ridge.  There is about 10 miles of this


We reached Whistlers Campground near Jasper before dark.



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