Spent the day on the tour bus to Banff National Park and more. First stop was the Spiral Tunnels, the steepest and most scenic railway lines in North America and we were lucky enough to actually see the train running. The next stop was Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, BC which is frozen from November to June and the color is a beautiful turquoise which is caused by powdered limestone. Then we traveled to Moraine Lake which took us back to Alberta and is called the “Valley of the Ten Peaks.” The water was an unbelievable blue green color that is created from glacial silt. Then on to lunch at Lake Louise Ski Resort and on to Lake Louise which was much more than we expected. The water was more beautiful than all we had seen yet. The emerald color is caused by melted water from the glaciers called glacier flour, and this was our first view of a glacier, the upper and lower Victoria Glaciers. How about a $ 1,000.00 a night stay at the Lake Louise Chateau overlooking the lake and glaciers ? Other stops included the Natural Bridge and Johnston Canyon where we hiked to the waterfall which was more than worth it.
We included a picture of our first bear sighting from the window of the bus. Can you see that black spot in the picture. You have to move fast to catch a picture of the animals. Just so glad we were on the bus. One more interesting fact – the overpasses are covered by grass and trees so that the animals can safely cross the highways.
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