August 7th, 2017
Moraine Lake
Banff NP, Alberta, Canada
The next morning, after our Lake Louise day, we got up at 5:30 in the morning. Yes, 5:30 AM!! Why? Because Moraine Lake is probably the most popular destination in Banff NP and the parking lot is small and fills up before 8 AM. We knew we didn’t want to miss this lake, so we sucked it and got up before the sun. We were so glad we did because when we arrived in the parking lot at 6:15, the lot was already half full and by 7 AM it was full. We had breakfast in the parking lot along with several other early birds and then started our hike. Moraine Lake is stunning. Its no wonder it’s on people’s bucket lists, like Laura’s, or that it shows up in several outdoor advertisements. It’s a blue lake surrounded by jagged peaks. We chose to do a very steep hike that took us up the West side of the lake and over the timberline, where trees don’t grow anymore because the air is too thin. The air was a bit hazy because of the nearby fires, but overall, another beautiful day with the Canadian Rockies. After our hike, we tried to drive up through Jasper National Park, but the fires blocked all the views of the ice fields, so we don’t even really know what an ice field is. So, back to our campsite outside of Yoho.
Up Next… Yoho NP and our final days in Canada. Thanks for reading our blog 🙂
Your pictures are beautiful. Thank you for helping me like crazy vicariously through your adventure. Tears!