Lake Louise Area
Lake Louise townsite and campground
Mount Temple 3543 metres (left, 11,624 feet) and Mount Fairview 2744
metres (middle, 9003 feet) at sunrise. This bridge crosses Bow River to
Lake Louise Campground, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
(Panorama stitched from 4 images.)
Left: Mount Temple 3,543 metres (11,624 feet) rises high above
houses at Lake Louise townsite, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Below: Morning sunlight shines on Mount Temple 3,543 metres (11,624 feet), in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Mount Victoria (left, 3388 metres / 11,154 feet), seen from Lake
Louise townsite, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama
stitched from 3 images.)
Left: Bow River, Mount Temple 3,543 metres (11,624 feet), Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Below right: Early morning light on Mount Temple 3,543 metres (11,624 feet), Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Morning light on the Bow River, Mount Temple 3,543 metres (11,624 feet), and Mount Fairview 2744 metres (9003 feet), at Lake Louise Campground, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 5 images.)
Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks
Left: Boaters paddle a canoe on Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Below: Mountains of the Valley of the Ten Peaks dwarf a canoe on Moraine Lake.
Left: Four hikers pose at Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks.
Below right: Canoes are rented at Moraine Lake Lodge dock, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Left:Tom admires the Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Below: The mountains of the Valley of the Ten Peaks reflect in Moraine Lake, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Left: Travelers bask in the beauty of Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.)
Below: Three canoes ply the turquoise waters of Moraine
Lake, in Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Hike to Sentinel Pass from Moraine Lake, in the Valley of the Ten Peaks
Above: A pond south of Sentinel Pass reflects nine of the summits of the
Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The
peaks in this image are (left to right) Mounts Fay (3235 meters /
10,613 feet), Little (3088 m / 10,131 ft), Bowlen (3,072 m / 10,079
ft), Tonsa (3,057 m / 10,030 ft), Perren (3,051 m / 10,010 ft), Allen
(3,310 m / 10,860 ft), Tuzo (3,246 m / 10,650 ft), Deltaform (3,424 m /
11,234 ft), and Neptuak (3,233 m / 10,607 ft). (Panorama stitched from 3 images.)
Above: Three people hike up Larch Valley, north towards Sentinel Pass, in
the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The
peaks in this image are (left to right) Mounts Fay (3235 meters /
10,613 feet), Little (3088 m / 10,131 ft), Bowlen (3,072 m / 10,079
ft), Tonsa (3,057 m / 10,030 ft), Perren (3,051 m / 10,010 ft), Allen
(3,310 m / 10,860 ft), Tuzo (3,246 m / 10,650 ft), Deltaform (3,424 m /
11,234 ft), and Neptuak (3,233 m / 10,607 ft). (Panorama stitched from 3 images.)
Left: Two hikers reflect in a pond south of Sentinel Pass in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. On the left is Mount Fay (elevation 3,235 meters / 10,613 feet). (Panorama stitched from 3 images.
Above: Mount Fay (elevation 3,235 meters / 10,613 feet) rises high above
Moraine Lake (1,884 meters / 6,181 feet), in the Valley of the Ten
Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Below: Four hikers reflect in a pond south of Sentinel Pass in the
Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. On the
left is Mount Fay (elevation 3,235 meters / 10,613 feet). (Panorama stitched from 3 images.)
Above: At Sentinel Pass, hikers view the Valley of the Ten Peaks (left) and
Paradise Valley (right), in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 7 images.)
Consolation Valley
Left: Mount Quadra (3173 meters), seen from Consolation Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Below: Mount Bident (center) and Mount Quadra (to the right of center, 3173
meters), and Consolation Lake, in Consolation Valley, Banff National
Park, Alberta, Canada.
Mount Temple reflects in Babel Creek, in Consolation Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Lake Louise
Despite
the crowds of fellow walkers, we enjoyed the very scenic hike from Lake
Louise to Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse, looping back via the Beehive
and Lake Agnes Teahouse.
Atop the Big Beehive, you can see Lake Louise, and The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. In the center is Fairview Mountain (sometimes called Mount Fairview; 2744 metres / 9003 feet). (Panorama stitched from 8 images.)
Left: From atop the Big Beehive, you can see a bird's eye view of The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Below: Canoes dot Lake Louise in front of the from Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, a giant hotel in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Left: A family of four canoes in the blue-green waters of Lake Louise
beneath glacier clad Mount Victoria (3459 meters/11350 feet), Banff
National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Below: The massive Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise dominates over
the blue-green surface of Lake Louise. Beyond the Chateau, the skiing
runs and lifts of the Lake Louise
Ski Area and Mountain Resort crisscross the southern slopes of the
Merlin Ridge of the Slate Range, between the heights of Mount
Richardson, Ptarmigan Peak, Pika Peak and Redoubt Mountain, all around
3000 meters (10,000 feet) high. The slopes bottom out in the
Pipestone River, a tributary of the Bow River, immediately north of the
intersections between Highway 1A (Bow Valley Trail), Highway 1
(Trans-Canada Highway), and Highway 93 (Icefield Parkway).
The Plain of Six Glaciers Trail goes to the Teahouse, where you see
this view of (left to right) Mount Aberdeen, The Mitre, Mount Lefroy,
Mount Victoria (South and North), and Mount Collier. Banff National
Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 3 images.)
Hikers relax with food and drink in the Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
You can see these snow-dusted Rocky Mountains from the
Big Beehive in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. This view looks north up the Pipestone
Valley to Cataract Peak (left, 3333 meters / 10,936 feet) and the Slate
Range (right). (Panorama stitched from 3 images.)
North of Lake Louise
Herbert Lake
Above: Canadian Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park reflect in Herbert Lake near Lake Louise. [Published
on the cover of John Steel Rail Tours corporate brochure 2006, www.johnsteel.com.] (Panorama stitched from 2 images.)
Bow Lake
Above: Bow Lake, Crowfoot Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 6 images.)
Peyto Lake
Above: Beautiful blue-green Peyto Lake, Mistaya Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 3 images.)
Above: Peyto Lake, near Bow Pass, Banff National Park, on a mostly cloudy day.
Waterfowl Lakes
Above: Upper Waterfowl Lake, Howse Peak (center, 3290
meters), Mount Chephren (3307 meters, hidden in the cloud), Banff
National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 8 images.)
Above: Upper Waterfowl Lake, Howse Peak (center, 3290
meters), Mount Chephren (3307 meters, hidden in the cloud), Banff
National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 5 images.)
Bow Valley Parkway, Highway 1A
The westernmost of the Highway 1A routes is also known as the Bow Valley
Parkway, beginning near Lake Louise within Banff National
Park, and runs eastward, paralleling the main Highway 1 to the north, though
it provides more immediate access to attractions such as Johnston
Canyon and Castle Mountain. This spur terminates at its junction with Highway 1 a few kilometres
west of Banff.
Below: Aspen trees in the Rocky Mountains, Banff
National Park.
Left: Aspen trees.
Below right: Yellow aspen leaves, Banff National Park
Left: Waterfalls and fall colors in Johnston Canyon, Banff NP, Alberta.
[This
image was licensed by Tennessee Valley
Bottling
Company, Alabama, for use in a 1/4 page marketing screening for a water
bottle label.]
Below right: Yellow aspen leaves, Banff National Park:
Below right: Jagged peak in Banff National Park.
Bighorn Sheep
Left: We bicycled right by these feisty young Rocky Mountain
Bighorn
Sheep who were climbing a road cut on the Bow Valley Parkway, Banff
National
Park.
Golden mantled ground squirrel, at Sentinel Pass, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Parker Ridge
Above: Saskatchewan Glacier and orange lichen seen from
Parker Ridge, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched
from 2 images.)
Left: Saskatchewan Glacier melts into a blue-green lake, seen from Parker Ridge, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Below right: Saskatchewan Glacier makes a spectacular sight from Parker Ridge, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Left: Tom views the Saskatchewan Glacier from Parker Ridge, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Below right: Carol walks towards Mount Athabasca (3491 meters /
11,453 feet) on Parker Ridge Trail, Banff National Park, Alberta,
Canada.
Sunwapta Pass
Above: Sunwapta Pass and Mount Athabasca (left, 3,491 meters
/ 11,453 feet) seen from Parker Ridge, above the Icefields Parkway,
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.)
South of Lake Louise:
Banff: Cory Pass Hike
Left: Descend from Cory Pass with impressive views of Mount Louis on the Mount Edith loop (8 miles) hiked clockwise, in Banff National Park, Alberta.
Below: We hike beneath Mount Louis after crossing Cory Pass, on the Mount Edith loop (8 miles), Banff National Park, Alberta.
Left: A deeply glaciated valley cuts below Mount Louis, on the hike over Cory Pass, Banff National Park, Alberta. The Mount Edith loop trail (8 miles)
is rough and quite steep in places, but scenically rewarding.
Watch out for steep snow patches, and don't hike this in inclement
weather. No snow blocked our way on August 29, 2009.
Below: Hikers descend Cory Pass on the Mount Edith loop.
Flowers
Left: I photographed this pink (or salmon) colored Indian Paintbrush on
the Plain of Six Glaciers Trail near Lake Louise, Banff National Park.
Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, is a
genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants
native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, as
well as northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family
Orobanchaceae, They are semi-parasitic on the roots of grasses and
forbs.
Below: White and salmon colored Indian Paintbrush, in Consolation Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Left: Yellow Columbine flower at Lake Agnes, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Below: Purple flowers at Lake Agnes, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Left: A bee explores an off-white thistle on the Plain of Six Glaciers
Trail, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. This might be in the
Cirsium genus, a perennial flowering plant in the Asteraceae, one of
several genera known popularly as thistles.
Below: Yellow-white flowers hang from a stem on the Plain of Six Glaciers Trail, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Rock Patterns
Left: Yellow lichen sprinkle a pattern on orange and white rock, in
the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Below: Lichen grows on a striated rock pattern in Consolation Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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