On Thursday we ventured over to Lake Louise to do the hike up to the Plain of Six Glaciers Tea Shop. Our Banff Ambassador Passport gave us 2 for 1 for a bowl of soup and a sandwich which we knew we would be looking forward to a bite to eat after a couple of hours hiking. The trail starts off nice and chilled alongside Lake Louise, and only towards the end does it get pretty steep and a bit of a scramble. I imagine in cooler conditions it would be a lovely hike, but I was so hot and uncomfortable for the majority of the time that I really didn't have much fun. The heat was awful. The tea house at the end was a welcome treat and such a cute little place. There is no running water or electricity, everything is prepared daily, on site and on propane stoves. They make their own lemonade and juice and it's just so quaint and lovely.
The walk down was a lot nicer as the weather had cooled off and of course going down is always a lot easier than going up. The views of the Lake and the hotel are beautiful and I would like to do the hike again when it's not so hot. There is also another tea shop in the Lake Louise area so it would be pretty cool to visit there too. It's ran by the Fairmont so I can imagine it's a lot more expensive but it is still a really nice way to spend an afternoon.
On Friday we used the corporate pass from work to go canoeing. We've been meaning to do it for a long time and it's right in town on the Bow Valley River so there is really no excuse, and it was great fun. If you exclude the fact that Danny kept telling me to row harder and to work on my technique and generally just making me work my arse off! That aside, the views were beautiful and it was fun to try something new - especially with my fear of water I'm doing pretty well this month. White water rafting and canoeing. Just stand up paddle boarding to do and I'll have the whole trifecta!
Danny has been doing a lot of climbing recently at the Sally Borden Centre which boasts a really good climbing wall that changes every couple of weeks, so he really enjoys going up there and getting better and better with each visit. Now he has all the gear and is getting up there as often as possible it's something he is getting so good at. Fingers crossed there are some climbing gyms near us for when we go home/onto our next adventure.
On our two days off this week we took a trip to Waterton, which is about four hours south of Banff to go and do a hike at Crypt Lake. Halie and Fabian told us how good it was and we thought it would be nice to get out of Banff for a couple of days and visit somewhere new. Boy is it a funny little town. It's very small, and every business is owned by a family which is lovely, but also makes it seem very much in the past.
The hike itself was great. From what we had been told/how horrible I found the hike to the tea shop I was really dreading it. Luckily the weather was warm but clouded over and we made great time. The views were beautiful and it was so much fun. You start off walking through a thick forested area, climb up a steel ladder, crawl through a naturally formed tunnel and then traverse around a rather steep cliff drop. Way more fun than your standard steep hike, I really enjoyed myself!
But now we are back home and need to get as much sleep as possible before the working week begins. So enjoy the photographs - there are a fair few of them...
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