Monday, September 15, 2014

Hiking the Canadian Rockies

Two Jack Lake Campsite
Two Jack Lake Campsite

Two Jack Lake Campsite

Hiking the Glacier Lake Trail - Banff National Park 

Hiking the Glacier Lake Trail - Banff National Park 

Glacier Lake 
We set up our tent right on the rocks of the lake. We were the only people there after our 4 hour hike. 

We set up our tent right on the rocks of the lake. We were the only people there after our 4 hour hike. 

We set up our tent right on the rocks of the lake. We were the only people there after our 4 hour hike. 

Hiking the Glacier Lake Trail - Banff National Park 

Blurry in this photo, beautiful in real life! 

Winter came early--the locals said it usually doesn't snow until after October! 

Summit of Sulphur Mt. 
Sulphur Mt. 







Athabasca Glacier--it's the flat block of ice behind us. It is  300-980 ft thick! It is melting, like all glaciers, and will completely gone in 100 years. 

Athabasca Glacier


Peyto Lake fed by Peyto Glacier (you can see it on the left)


Bowe Lake, fed by Bowe Glacier

Bowe Lake, fed by Bowe Glacier

Bowe Lake, fed by Bowe Glacier

Lake Louise

Hiking the Iceline Trail

Lunch break on the Iceline Trail 

A little chipmunk begging Mike for his food. 








360 degree view of the summit of the Iceline Trail 



Camping in Yoho Valley halfway through our Iceline trail hike. 


Yoho Valley 
























Athabasca Glacier