Lake Louise is a zoo. It is so much more crowded than the last time we were here, despite the fact that we are here on the same days! They even had people directing traffic at the major intersection. Don and Bart had waited to get gas because the stations at Lake Louise are bigger than those in Banff, and they were a mess. Both Don and Bart managed to finally get in, but we had to unhook the Jeep in order for Don to get in.
First we tried to go to Lake Moraine, but it was too full and we were not allowed in. Tomorrow we are going to try to go at 6:00 a.m. to get a spot in the parking lot! Bart wants a picture as pretty as the one we took 6 years ago and we have three tries – I hope one of those mornings, the sun is out!
We didn’t even try to go to the Hotel, as the traffic there was equally busy. So we went to Field to check out the Burgess Shales . . . and although we got to see some of the fossils in the visitor center, we discovered that there really are not very good options for us. A ten-hour hike just will not do with two dogs left behind!
We are parked in a spot similar to that 6 years ago except we do not have a fire ring. So no s’mores, which is too bad. Char has never had them, so next time she arrives . . . But we are close to the Bow River, which is raging, and the glacier about which I was so obsessed is still there, as beautiful as ever. It still reminds me of meringue!
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