Lake Peyto at Bow Summit

The same day we visited Lake Louise, we drove up the Icefields Parkway to Bow Summit. Here, there was a walk to the overlook of Lake Peyto. The color of this water was just unreal! Joyce said most of the photos she had seen were taken in the morning, but we could not imagine the lake being any prettier than it was on this afternoon.

We noticed that the buses parked much closer than the cars. Certain advantages are given to tour buses, but we enjoyed the walk and saw lots of wildflowers, so we did not fuss too much! The "bus people" could be a real pain, however. Since they were usually in a big hurry, they were quite pushy. I know that tours are the only way some people can travel, but it sure is nice to be able to stop where you want and stay as long as you want.

The glacier that feeds Lake Peyto is just to the left of the photo above. All along the Icefields Parkway, there were glaciers visible with beautiful scenery such as below.

It is hard to capture the grandeur of these scenes with a camera!