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Along the eastern shoreline the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise resort provides a grand
backdropandluxuriousnodtothelake'spopularityintheearly1900s.Hikingandwalking
trails skirt the lake and lead into the mountains.
Branching off Lakeshore Trail, the popular hike upward to Lake Agnes rewards sum-
mer visitors with a small, rustic teahouse perched just above a waterfall.
Did you know…
Look just under the snowy exterior of any glacier and you'll find yourself
gazing into depths not of white but of blue. Dense glacial ice absorbs long
wavelengths of white light and reflects shorter (blue) wavelengths, which is
what your eyes see. The deeper into the ice the light travels, the more intensely
blue that ice appears.
7.
Moraine Lake
Traveling to Lake Louise between June and October offers access to several worthy stops,
including icy-blue Moraine Lake. Each twist and bend of the 8.7-mile Moraine Lake Road
reveals a fresh look at the snowcapped mountains that form the Valley of the Ten Peaks,
many of which ring the lake itself—including 10,610-foot Mt. Fay. At the small lake park-
ing lot, scramble across the logjam and up the rock pile to take in the Twenty Dollar
View—the wide vista as seen here appeared on the 1969 and 1979 Canadian twenty-dollar
bills.
8.
Herbert Lake and Hector Lake Viewpoint
Driving north on the Icefields Parkway brings travelers to mirrorlike Herbert Lake. A
turnout and picnic area nestled in the woods of lodgepole pine encourage lingering, and in
summer hardy locals head here to beat the heat in the chilly waters.
As the parkway continues, Mt. Hector greets visitors heading north. To the west ava-
lanche paths can be seen tumbling down the Waputik Mountains. A designated viewpoint,
about 8 miles from the picnic grounds, reveals Hector Lake, the largest natural lake in the
park, which is fed by Waputik Icefield, just beyond the lake.
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