Because of a family get-together to celebrate my parent-in-law's 70th wedding anniversary, we found ourselves in Lake Louise in early September. What to, what to do.... After the party, after everyone else headed for home, Catherine and I decided to hike up to the Plain of the Six Glaciers. I have to say I had some feelings of nostalgia, being around all those peaks that we'd drive all the way from Saskatoon to hike, scramble, climb. It seems nutty now - a minimum of 14 hours of driving for a weekend of climbing, but that was the only option we had, other than curling and golf....Anyhow, it was another in a long series of stellar days - blue skies from horizon to horizon and a perfect hiking temperature. The trail wasn't very busy first thing in the morning, and the views ahead were wonderful... I enjoyed seeing Mt Lefroy (that's the peak in this picture) with the most interesting "Fuhrmann Ledges" that we used as a descent route from Abbot Pass several times. I was also able to pick out the route we once took on a beautiful July 1st one year when we attempted the north peak of Mt Victoria. We were also very close to the scramble up Mt Temple, Mt Niblock....across the valley, the route into the Skoki area and Baker Lake, the setting for that infamous bear encounter back in 1994. Such a great concentration of great peaks and memories in such a small area.
It was nice to be back in the Rockies, even if the visit was short. I guess it's time I planned for a more extended visit, possibly next summer....
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