Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Lake Louise Campground, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada


My last day at Lake Louise.

Today was supposed to be a chores day – get groceries and update the blog. But an adventure happened.

I was driving down to the town of Banff and saw that the road that was closed earlier because of the fire was now open. So, I decided to drive a ways down and just see the scenery. I got past the fires – some still smoking – and turned around. On the way back, out in the middle of nowhere, was a woman with 2 small kids walking along the shoulder. I stopped and she said shehad a flat tire and couldn't fix it herself. It was just a couple hunded yards up the road, so I went up and started looking around.

After a bit of trouble trying to figure out how to get the spare tire out (hint: look in the owner's manual) it all went well and we had her back on the road in about a half an hour.

Then it was down to Banff and groceries, crowded Banff. There were cars circling the grocery store parking lot looking for a space.

Then it was up to this cafe I saw a few days earlier for lunch and the internet. I would have been better served to do it in Banff. The internet was intermittent and the food was expensive - $20 for a shrimp salad with 4 shrimp.

Back art camp I realized I had no pictures for the blog. Just 200 yards from the campsite is the Bow River:



It has a trail along it that was, until a couple of days ago, closed due to bear activity:




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