Lake Louise

This is one of the most photographed locations in all of Canada. For decades, I've had "Banff and Lake Louise" on my bucket list without really knowing much more than everyone says they're incredible and you have to go. Sure enough...Lake Louise is incredible.

Looks like I'm not the only one with it on their bucket list. This is the first day/place where we've really been overrun with a bunch of tourists. By going this early in June, we've missed the beginning of the tourist season. It was iffy to do it this early... one friend told me she was here exactly a year ago and there was snow and cold the entire time she was here. But we got height of tourist season weather without the tourists...until today.

We thought the selfie stick was dead, but turns out, it works again! Oh we are so relieved!

There are 3 glaciers in these photos (and here's the sign that explains it all): Upper Victoria Glacier (top of the middle mountain), Lower Victoria Glacier (the snow pile at the bottom of the middle mountain), and Plain of Six Glaciers, just to the right of Lower Victoria Glacier. At this point in the year, they're snow patches...the snow melts on the rock sooner than it does on the glacier. Eventually, it will melt and you will see the ice of the glacier. It's a gray-ish color because of the rock and sediment it picks up when it's moving.

Two birds of a feather:

The lobby of the Chateau Lake Louise.

This is a part of Chateau Lake Louise. "Luggage Land" sounds like an amusement park LOL.

I got a cool email from my mom:

I'm enjoying the blog and so glad you are all enjoying this special trip. I got to thinking, June 8. Daddy and I spent his 50th birthday at Lake Louise in 1980. And here you are spending his 85th anniversary right there in the same lovely place.

How awesome is that??!!!