Everyone looked great and enthusiastic for the big hike. Aubs and April came over during breakfast and said they got in after midnight the night before. Everyone got ready quickly and we made an assembly line of sandwiches for our packs. We headed out and arrived at Lake Louise with no fuss.
The hike was very nice and level at first and then gently climbed to a tea house. Luckily, we reached the tea house just as it was starting to rain. We grabbed some seats and got some nice hot tea. It was still raining, so we ordered another round and sat enjoying each others company. The rain started to clear so we headed on to the rest of the hike. We made it to the rock scramble and quickly climbed up. Even Norma, who was very hesitant, made it up there with little fuss. We ate our sandwiches next to a waterfall and then headed back down. This was a little slower, but careful footsteps often are.
On the way back the sun came out and Josh and I got sunburned on our necks (despite our hats). Oh well, that's what we get for not wearing sunscreen until the sun comes out! We went over to Lake Moraine to try and get some info on our big hike, and also to see how long it would take to drive, and let everyone see how amazing our hike would be. (the main mountains in that valley are not as tall as the hike we were going to do!) We didn't find much information there, but were re-directed to the right place a minute away from our hotel.
We arrived at the information center and talked to a ranger who assured us about the hiking conditions, the bear warnings, and that we could make it. We also rented helmets (which were highly recommended) next door.
We went back to the hotel and ate a wonderful Spaghetti dinner and got everyone's pack ready for the next day. Unfortunately, this took a LONG time and we did not get to bed before 11pm.
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| Banff Trip - Sunday July 26th, 2009 |
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