Category Archives: Lake Louise

Larch Valley – Banff National Park – Hiking Alberta

Winter photographs of Larch Valley above Moraine Lake and south of Lake Louise Village, Alberta, Canada. Larch Valley is commonly an annual sojourn in the 3rd week of September.  To see the comparison of Autumn versus Winter follow this link to … Continue reading

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Eiffel Lakes – Lake Louise – Hiking Alberta

In the early morning, we make a spontaneous decision to seize the last good hiking day before Bill and Joanne return home to Toronto, Ontario.  After a quick pack-up, we drive west from Calgary, Alberta to Moraine Lake near Lake … Continue reading

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Eiffel Lakes and Wenkchemna Pass – Banff National Park – Hiking Alberta

Today, I will hike to Eiffel Lakes and beyond to Wenkchemna Pass.  The drive west is largely in darkness and I am past Banff before pastel orange light from an uninspiring sunrise, into cloudless sky, begins illuminating the tips of mountains … Continue reading

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Larch Valley and Sentinel Pass – Banff National Park – Hiking Alberta

Today, Mel and I are hiking to a very special place.  Mel is my hiking partner from Edmonton, Alberta.  In September 2003, Mel and I hiked across the Grand Canyon from north to south on the North Kaibab trail and the … Continue reading

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Herbert Lake – Icefield Parkway – Hiking Alberta

Today I will hike in the Bow Summit region along the Icefield Parkway and do an overall reconnaissance mission between Lake Louise and the Town of Banff. I drive west from Calgary on the TransCanada Highway.  Behind me, the sunrise … Continue reading

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