Day 14

   Today Teri and I separated from the kids so we wouldn't have a mutiny on our hands.  They were given 15 Canadian dollars and told to have some fun.  Their idea of fun was eating Cup O' Noodles for lunch and going to get (2) chocolate milkshakes from that 'Shakes' store and coming back to the hotel room to veg out.
Teri and I on the other hand continued exploring and went to Lake Moraine (adjacent to Lake Louise but after 10 miles hiking yesterday we couldn't drag ourselves to go see it).  Lake Moraine is the most beautiful lake yet.  We attached several pictures and a video but the camera just doesn't do it justice.  We spent a good hour just sitting and marveling over the color of the lake and the stillness.
   Our next stop was Johnston Canyon.  The lower falls were a 1/2 mile walk, the upper falls 1 1/2 miles one way.  I chose to go to the lower falls, Teri chose to continue to the upper falls.  Pictures of both the lower and upper attached. 
   This evening we had tickets for a dinner show called 'Oh Canada, Eh!'. 
~Logan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   The show was alright. Funny, but slightly questionable from the moral point of view... Ahem! Anyway, yeah: got to see a Mountie! Fake, but a Mountie non the less.
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   Tomorrow will be a very long day as we need to leave our hotel at 6:30am and head towards the Athabasca Glacier (3 hr drive one way) where we have an ice walks tour scheduled.

Lake Moraine

More of Lake

Clark's Nutcracker

more Lake Moraine (my new screen saver)

Lower Falls at Johnston Canyon

Upper Falls at Johnston Canyon

Mountie!

Drive back from show

Sunset... 9:00...

Day 13

   Sigh... Today was just one of those days: tough, rewarding, but... exhausting! We woke up early  this  morning, ate breakfast, and hit the road to go hiking. Our trail was the Plain of the Six Glaciers that started by the turquoise Lake Louise and ended at the Six Glaciers Teahouse. On the way we saw a pika, a mouselike creature that squeaks like a... uh... Haha, I guess a bird, but it was really weird. The sights in between were breathtaking (we even got to see several small avalanches, which sounded like thunder!), as was the hike! When we arrived at the teahouse, we ate lunch and were greeted by a chipmunk that we treated with a piece of PB&J, Chili Cheese Fritos, and chocolate cake for desert!
     Rather than go down the trail we hiked up on, we decided to take the branch off trail to lake Agnes and its teahouse. We literally went uphill both ways (well... up, down, up, down, but still!)! The views and exercise were rewarding though, and so was the prime rib and shrimp afterward (we ate dinner at a place called Bumpers Steak House)! All in all, we hiked over 10 miles today in a 7 hour period (Mom hiked 1 mile more to see an overlook that the rest of us just couldn't push ourselves to go see).
   The weather here is cooler, staying around anywhere from 60-70 degrees. Also, we have obtained Canadian silver dollar, aka a Looney, but have yet to see any Mounties! I really want to see one of the Royal Northwest Mounted Policemen in his epic red uniform! Alas, maybe tomorrow... or the next day...
~Logan

Pika

Walking up the trail and upper Victoria glacier

View of Lake Louise and its chateau

First Teahouse

Chippy!

Cake... (it kinda tasted weird...)

Upper Victoria glacier

Bridge near the teahouse (family photo) lower Victoria Glacier

Lake Louise from above (black dots are canoes)

Mom and dad with lake view

Lake Agnes

Lake Agnes Teahouse

Me at Mirror Lake

In front of the Lake Louise Chateau