Moraine Lake, Banff National Park

Before leaving the Banff area we set out to see one final lake that everyone spoke so highly of. It was another that we could not get too the first time we tried thanks to the weekend tourist traffic, but on  a weekday evening after 7pm, things were much more manageable. Moraine Lake is smaller than Lake Louise, but many argue that it is a prettier lake. The turquoise color was much brighter here and the mountains on the other side were closer making it feel much more intimate.

A quick hike to the other end of the lake pleased Moose who has been boxed up inside the trailer much of the week thanks to our need to spend the work-days in coffee shops for Internet. Moose desperately needed to burn off some pent-up energy.