Banff - Lake Louise & Moraine

People don't normally think of Shadow Lake when they think of Banff. We did (briefly) visit Banff the commercialized tourist town. Canada's got some weird obsession with Greek, Pizza, and Steak in that every single restaurant serves all three types of food. They call it "west coast cuisine," That and they have McDonalds.

And because the sun doesn't set until 10pm, we visited the famed Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise at 7pm, long after the crowds had departed. Common question...why is the sky that color, what's wrong with your camera? Well, it really was that color. It's twilight against a coming storm.


You can google for stock pictures of the lake. But I was there. These canoes rent for $55/hour.
We also visited Lake Moraine, which is about 11km away from Lake Louise. It's the supposedly just as beautiful cousin. The guy who found it thought the lake was a moraine, but obviously, it's a lake. The sides may be lateral moraines, but the lake is a lake. It's also packed, but not quite as packed with tourists and the trails aren't paved. Another common feature of lakes: logs.