Johnston Canyons and Lake Louise (13 May)

Today we headed west out of Banff towards Johnston Canyon and some fabulous walking along the canyon which is framed by ice and snow. Some of the ice is melted but some remains creating weird and wonderful sculptures. We walked almost as far as the Ink Pots then headed back down.

Next stop was Lake Louise and along the way we spotted some moose and a fox near the road which gave me that warm fuzzy feeling. Lake Louise was frozen and surrounded by mountains and steep cliffs. After a little walk around its edge, I made the mistake of chasing a squirrel who ran across some deep snow off the path and the heavy human sank deep into it - suffice to say the squirrel eluded capture. I would love to come back and see Lake Louise in summer with its magic colour.