On Friday we drove along the beautiful Bow Valley Parkway (the slower scenic route) to Lake Louise. This photo was taken at the site of a famous Canadian photo of a steam engine rounding the bend beside the Bow Valley River. We saw a train there too, but it wasn't a steam engine.

Our first stop was the Lake Louise ski resort, where we rode the chair life to the top of the hill. The best views of Lake Louise were from up there. This is the ski lodge - after riding the chaif lift, we ate lunch on the balcony of the lodge.

I took this over my shoulder as we rode up the lift...Picture above is Jeanne Louise ... picture below is Lake Louise...
And this is Moraine Lake - really pretty, but too crowded with tourists for our taste.