The journey took us along the Icefields Parkway to Lake Louise and then the last few miles were along the Trans Canada Highway to Banff. The first stop was the Athabasca Falls and then on to the Icefields Centre where we were taken onto the Columbia Icefields in a special vehicle. By this time it had started to snow and it was very cold but the snow had stopped while we were out of the vehicle and in the Glacier.
The next stop was Peyton Lake which is the bluest lake I have ever seen followed by Bow Lake which was larger and almost as blue. These of course are fed by the water from the Glacier and it is this that gives them the blue colour as the minute stone particles in the water help reflect the light giving it the blue effect. We finally headed for Lake Louise which is probably the most famous lake in Canada but by now the cloud was covering the Glaciers and it was snowing so we saw very little of the views at this popular ski resort.
We headed on to Banff and the Banff International Hotel which is the nicest hotel we have been in on this holiday.
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