Friday, August 3, 2018

Lake Louise Campground, Banff Narional Park, Alberta, Canada


Afrter yesterday, I slept long and hard, not getting up till after 9:00.

I drove part way down the Bow Valley Parkway.

The main road through Banff National Park in the Trans-Canada Highway – Canada 1. It's like an interstate – 4 lanes, 60 mph speed limit, on and off ramps. It's also not good for sightseeing or wildlife.



Before the big highway was what is now the Bow Valley Parkway. A 2 lane twisting road with a 35 mph speed limit. It has lots of turnouts with educational signs, lots of viewpoints and picnic areas.




That's the road to take for scenery.

It follows the Bow River:



Yes, the water is that color. It's full of glacial “flour” - rock the glaciers have ground up and made its way into the rivers.

The mountain scenery was good, too:



It was a short day. About 2:00 I was back in camp napping.

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