Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Leaving from the back of the lake car park. This is very busy. By 8 a.m., there is rarely room. You are better off using the overflow parking.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Diving into the crowds on Lake Louise. August is now a month of heavy wildfire activity, every summer you can expect less of the views that once were here.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Walking along the lakeshore. August is now a month of heavy wildfire activity, every summer you can expect less of the views that once were here.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Wildfire smoke over Lake Louise. August is now a month of heavy wildfire activity, every summer you can expect less of the views that once were here.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
In clearer weather, the views are much better. You climb gently out of the lodgepole pines along wide well-worn trail.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Mount Lefory. Mount Victoria is the wide ridge on the left.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Eventually the trail begins to separate. There is a better trail heading right where the horses go or a narrower trail along the moraine.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Heading along the moraine.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Nearing the end of the hike along the morraine.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
The Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
Snacks, small meals, and drinks are available along with souvenirs.
Tam McTavish
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08/23/2018
This trail is doable in winter with snowshoes or microspikes. However, there are multiple slide zones that, while mostly avoidable, require AST Level 1 training to identify. An avalanche rescue kit is necessary as well.