July 10: Athabasca Falls, Icefields and Peyto Lake We had a sight-packed day on Thursday, starting out with a stop at Athabasca Falls, then riding up the Columbia Icefields in a snow coach, and finally visiting Peyto Lake, before stopping for the night at incredible Chateau Lake Louise. While Debbie and the boys hiked to the other side of the lake, Mom, Steve, Frank and I enjoyed cocktails in their turn of the century tea room. After a sumptuous buffet dinner we retired to lake-view rooms! Calgary Midway | Calgary Stampede | Edmonton/Jasper | Athabasca/Icefields/Peyto | Louise/Morrain | Bamff/Birthday | Back to Calgary Lachance Home | Lachance Album |
  
Athabasca Falls showed us fiercely rushing water in deep gorges, and an amazing doube rainbow,    |
  
Debbie and Chris enjoy the scene. |
 
  
Family photos in the vast icefields |
  
The boys enjoyed playing on the glacier    |
 
Mom helped herself to some water - suppoed to have amazing medicinal powers - and Frank made a snow angel. |
 
 
Scenic views of the glacier, and a shot of the original snow coach used to transport tourists up to the icefields - a bus on tractor treads! |
 
Peyto Lake had the most amazing green color - the effect of reflection off the glacial silt in the lake.   |
  
Chris had a close encounter with a bear, while John pointed out that we were starting to get into the upper elevation areas. |
 
Chateau Lake Louise from the other side of the lake (courtesy of Debbie), and - can you believe it - a shot taken from our hotel room window. What a view! Lots more from Lake Louise in tomorrow's pictures |
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