The last couple of days, were somewhat chore days. Laundry, groceries, camp clean-up etc, so we had a late start back down the Icefields Parkway. As it is getting later in the season, a lot of the campsites have closed for the winter, so we were pleasantly surprised when we came across Rampart Creek campground, and it was still open. We had a really nice site backing onto the light blue creek, and chilled out with a glass of wine and backgammon at the river. We have been eating some great meals generally at our campsites, and tonight was no exception. Full bellies to sleep, and yet another night of rain – what is up with the weather!!Today, we cruised from Rampart Creek to Lake Louise. Along the way, we stopped for yet another hike to Bow Falls, by the lake we had dried out a few days earlier. It’s nice to get out into the wilderness with all these hikes. It’s hard to explain how beautiful all these areas are without repeating myself, but the colours and sights are just stunning if you work a little to get there.
As is pretty common on the drive, you often see groups of cars pulled over on the side of the road and this usually signifies some sort of wildlife. We came across a similar sight on the drive and both of us immediately said “Must not be a bear because all the people are out of their cars”. Well, to our surprise it was a bear – about 15-20 feet from all these people!! What were they thinking getting out of their cars! Some people are crazy, not to mention the effect this type of behaviour has on the poor bear itself. NUTS!
We had booked a bus up to Lake O’Hara for the following day to do some ‘backcountry’ camping, so our camping time in Lake Louise was spent getting all our gear sorted, and pre-cooking up some tasty meals to take to the backcountry for the next 4 days!! *Stub
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