Calgary and Lake Louise

Friday afternoon in the Yellowknife airport is very crowded.  Friday afternoon in the YK to Calgary plane is very crowded.  No carry on suitcases allowed on board.  Even my little knapsack camera case which  met the stated maximum size only just fit in the overhead bin with a little squeezing.

Saturday, my niece needed to be dropped off at her summer job as a counsellor at a summer camp.  My brother, his other daughter and I then drove on the Lake Louise.  After dropping us and the canoe off at a close point to the lake, Keith then had to find a parking spot.  I don't think he'd ever seen the place as crammed as that day.  We launched right off the rocks to the amazement of many tourists.  Paddled across the the lake to what most people would understand as the far end. The three of us then hiked up 300 or 400 metres in elevation, in the bright sunshine and heat.  It took about 2 or 3 hours to reach the "tea room".  We stopped for lemonade and a rest.  Took some shots and then headed back down the trail.  It was so much nicer descending in the cool early evening light.  By the time we got the canoe loaded back on the car, it was almost 9 pm.  One restaurant was open and it really didn't need to be great, it just needed to be food and fast.  It was both.

Sunday, Keith and I drove out to Calgary's municipal water reservoir.  We paddled around it in the bright sunshine.  Found a great blue heron and a huge flock of seagulls.   Lunch at around 4 pm.  Then back to Keith and Tomoko's for a great BBQ pork dinner.

Leaving the Chateau.

Can you see the Chateau in the two above images?
Below are scenes from the tearoom and the walk back to the canoe.

Setting sun and we're back at the Chateau.

Sunday, in Calgary...