Just got home from a fantastic day! We spent the AM in Banff, walked a bit in town and toured all the shops and then drove up to beautiful Lake Morane and Lake Louise which are 2 of the most beautiful alpine turquoise lakes you will ever see. We thought we could go kayaking on them, but you can't unless you use their canoes and pay $40 an hour which we weren't about to do since we brought our own kayaks, so we walked around and took gobs of pictures.
Then we went looking for a lake that we could go kayaking on and about 30 miles up the road we found Emerald Lake, it was a deep turquoise and we paddled around for about 2 hours. It was fabulous and we had fun until about dusk, saw a deer too! At the end of the lake was the most incredible MILES long waterfall down the side of the very hi mountain that was loaded with a snowy glacier at the top. They are amazing to look at. While at Lake Louise we sat still and listened and you could hear the ice cracking over the mountain as little pieces of them fell!
Then we went looking for a lake that we could go kayaking on and about 30 miles up the road we found Emerald Lake, it was a deep turquoise and we paddled around for about 2 hours. It was fabulous and we had fun until about dusk, saw a deer too! At the end of the lake was the most incredible MILES long waterfall down the side of the very hi mountain that was loaded with a snowy glacier at the top. They are amazing to look at. While at Lake Louise we sat still and listened and you could hear the ice cracking over the mountain as little pieces of them fell!
At Emerald Lake we found this very unusual duck, well Momma Duck with her 11, yes count them!, ducklings all in tow! So Cute!
And on the way home the big Banff Elk herd was grazing by the side of the highway so we saw them!
So tomorrow, we are planning on biking around Banff a bit by the river and then floating down the Bow River in our kayaks from Banff to Canmore, about 3 hours they say with a nice steady and sometimes swift current but no rapids. We put in just beyond the falls thank goodness. There was a gorgeous rainbow there today! More pictures when we get home and can download them!
And on the way home the big Banff Elk herd was grazing by the side of the highway so we saw them!
So tomorrow, we are planning on biking around Banff a bit by the river and then floating down the Bow River in our kayaks from Banff to Canmore, about 3 hours they say with a nice steady and sometimes swift current but no rapids. We put in just beyond the falls thank goodness. There was a gorgeous rainbow there today! More pictures when we get home and can download them!
