Banff National Park, Alberta

Moraine Lake in Banff National Park

Today Valerie Vessey and I hiked to Moraine Lake. We drove from the time share in Canmore. The hike was not long, and the day wasn't hot, but we were sluggish. Later we learned that the elevation of the hike was 5,000 feet. Elevation may have been part of the problem. It was our first real hike since we arrived late Monday evening after an exhaustive drive. I did not record length or elevation gain, but the hike was likely no more than 3 km.

Afterward, as we were leaving, we talked to a traffic attendant at the park who told us a young female grizzly was just over the hill. We watched for a while but did not see it.