Day 27

June 25,2017

Wanted to post a photo of the view of our front yard in the campground but keep forgetting:

Our day started with a light breakfast and into the car we went for our day at Lake Louise.  Our drive on the Trans-Canada Highway followed the Bow River and we had some great views of Castle Mountain, 16 km long .

Arriving in Lake Louise we parked at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise where we got some good photos and had a coffee and a danish.  In case Bob is visible without his hat you will see why he wears his hat.

Note that the glacier in the background of these photos is Mount Victoria Glacier.

From here we went to buy our tickets for the Lake Louise Gondola, boarded and immediately saw a grizzly  and her two cubs.  Hard to photograph from a ski lift when they are below you, but here is our effort.

The ride up took about 30 minutes and provided some fantastic scenery.  At the top we found the Whitehorn Bistro where we had a very nice lunch.  From here you have a view of 10 mountain peaks.  Some of the views from here below:

Coming down after our lunch we did not see any more wildlife but it was scenic.  A short drive and we were at Morraine Lake, a beautiful view that graced a prior Canadian $20 bill.  Some photos:

Back in Lake Louise village, we tried to get money from an ATM but that did not work, we found a nice market that had an ATM machine and Iris finally suggested we use a debit card.  That worked beautifully.  We now have funds.

A drive back part of the way on the A-1 that was known as the Bow Valley Parkway, limited to 40 MPH and providing lots of forest views.  

Back at our Unity we realized the temps were now 85F, so quite a change from this AM.  Our trusty A/C got us down to a comfortable temp quickly .  We enjoyed some of our purchases from the Village Market for our evening meal and after a read it was off to bed.