Chapters

Banff NP, Alberta, Canada - Day 2

Moraine Lake on Sunday. We were lucky to enter and get a parking spot. They limit the crowds by closing down the road when it gets busy. 

Moraine Lake on Sunday. We were lucky to enter and get a parking spot. They limit the crowds by closing down the road when it gets busy. 

breakfast Sunday morning at the Post Hotel, along a steam that flows into the Bow River. 

breakfast Sunday morning at the Post Hotel, along a steam that flows into the Bow River. 

The canoe rental dock  

The canoe rental dock  

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water temp was 38 degrees and felt (shockingly) refreshing after a paddling across the lake. James at the top and me in the middle jumping off a rock 

water temp was 38 degrees and felt (shockingly) refreshing after a paddling across the lake. James at the top and me in the middle jumping off a rock 

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view at the top of the rock pile into the clear blue water 

view at the top of the rock pile into the clear blue water 

the sun was beating down and the chilly water felt great to swim in

the sun was beating down and the chilly water felt great to swim in

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a natural damn of logs bottlenecks the glacial runoff from leaving Lake Moraine, also allowing a crossing to a large rock pile to climb.  

a natural damn of logs bottlenecks the glacial runoff from leaving Lake Moraine, also allowing a crossing to a large rock pile to climb.  

After Lake Moraine we went to a ski resort where you can take chair lifts above the ski runs. In the summer there are often bears eating berries below, but we were told that there were not any sightings this afternoon and took Bow Parkway, along a r…

After Lake Moraine we went to a ski resort where you can take chair lifts above the ski runs. In the summer there are often bears eating berries below, but we were told that there were not any sightings this afternoon and took Bow Parkway, along a railroad track, on the way back. There was a good chance of spotting bears because they eat grain and things that fall off the train cars so we kept our eyes peeled through the forests, yet we didn't see anything. Back in town early enough to walk around under the smokey skies, we could feel an extra level of energy because it was the eve of a Canadian national holiday and many people were out enjoying the summer weather. 

Philip Skinner