Yesterday we hiked through Johnston Canyon, which has two beautiful waterfalls. Then we went to Moraine Lake, a turquoise lake surrounded by 10 peaks. We then saw Lake Louise, which is one of the most well-known lakes in Banff. It's also a beautiful turquoise lake, but the Fairmont put up this ugly hotel and charges $40 for a half-hour canoe ride. (Oh, and by the way, if you fall out, you have about 15 minutes before hypothermia kicks in.) The Fairmont says it's not responsible for deaths of canoe passengers. We took the beautiful Bow Valley parkway on our way up to the Lake Louise area, and two park officials stopped us to tell us to slow down but not stop because a bear was alongside the parkway. We didn't see the one she mentioned, but then we saw an adorable bear a little later. We then looped around again, embarrassed that we would have to pass the same official. Luis said "Put on your sunglasses and a hat." The official approached us and apparently didn't recognize me. She began to give us the spiel, then she looked in the car, and saw Luis, and said, "Oh, you know what to do."
We went past the same spot on the way back in the evening, when the bears come out. We would drive along the parkway, looking at both sides for a bear. Finally, we spotted one. We got some great pics and video of this bear eating berries. It was so cute.
We also saw some elk with really big horns.
Today, we're off to the Columbia Icefields, the largest remnant of a giant glacier.
We hope to post pics tonight.
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I love the welcoming warning they give you about canoes and hypothermia. Are you sure these people aren't retired Tribune execs who moved to Canada?
Now as to the bears, can you finally answer the age-old question about what they do in the woods?
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