Moraine Lake

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Today we set off for Lake Louise, but our first stop would be Moraine Lake, this is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise. We'd visited the lake before, maybe 10 years or more ago, but we knew it would be worth another look.

This lake is a brilliant blue / green colour that can only really be appreicted by a visit. The colour is caused by "rock flour" Rock flour, or glacial flour, consists of clay-sized particles of rock, generated by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size. Because the material is very small, it becomes suspended in river water making the water appear colourful but cloudy.

There is an easy lake side walk, it's only about 1.5 km, we did this and returned to the cafe for a snack by lunchtime.

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Photos

Moraine Lake
Canoeing on the lake

Moraine Lake Steams
The air was cold that morning but the sun was hot, hence the steam off the logs washed ashore

Critter
A little chipmunk feasts on a nut