July 12 - Lake Louise

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On this morning, we packed our tent, did groceries and left for the beautiful Lake Louise. It is incredible how the color of the glacier water is different at each place. Lake Louise was more like a minty green. 😊 Sometimes it really looks unreal! (Tip: if ever you want to go visit this place, be sure you get there early to beat the crowd).

So anyways, we decided to do another full day hike even though our body was hurting from the one yesterday! lol We first started on Mirror Lake and then it connected to the beautiful trail of the Plain of the Sixth Glaciers. As we walked the trail, we could see Lake Louise more and more from the distance. What we liked about this trail is that almost to the end of it, there is a little tea house where you can stop and have a nice little homade treat😊, which is great to gain the energie to finish the rest of the trail! ehehehe....

It was really awesome, because we were able to hike all the way to then end of the view that you see from the Hotel. at the bottem of the lake. It is pretty crazy how CLOSE it seems, but it is NOT! ehehehhe....In total, it took us about 6-8 hours, but it was definitly worth it! The scenery was so gorgeous and we loved the fact that we could see glaciers! It is not every day that you see them!

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Photos

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Us, taken by a nice photographer

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Entering the town of lake louise

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Awesome shot by Mel

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Nige..

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looks just like it did in the postcards

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minty....

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View back of the lake, about an 1/8 of the way along the trail

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Taken after we stopped for a lunch break

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The teahouse... a welcome break

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Mel looking nice and satisfied after her delicious chocolate cake.. (gone too quick to get a pic of)

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Horse with mountains behind.. could you ask for more.. poor horsie to climb all that way though

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View of the lake.. from the opposite side that you normally see it from

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The glacier at the back of the lake.. pretty awesome looking terrain

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Mel walking along the thin rocky trail near the end

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The very end of the trail...