Moraine Lake - Alberta Canada

Picture # 1: Log Rolling Contest

Yep...................you guessed it, Murphy (the sneaky little devil) entered me into a log rolling contest without my knowledge or approval. What do "I" know about log rolling anyway, huh? Well, one things for sure, I know they'll ROLE faster than a politician can chance his story on election year. Haaaa.

Kidding aside, I just wanted to remind you that getting a better than average angle on a shot sometimes means you have to take the "extra step." Of course, if you're not too careful, that extra step, can be a wet one! At what I'll do for you guys just to get you a better picture.

Hey........crossing the log jam looked like a great idea. Tried to get Murphy to do it but the anti-aquatic chicken liver wouldn't come out of the saddlebag, so I elected myself to play the part.

Yeah............I fell in to about the top of my riding boot but contrary to popular belief, glacial water is very, very warm. haaaaaaaaaaaaa Honest! ;-)

Pictures # 2 & 3: Moraine Lake

Adventurous travelers will not want to miss the chance to see some of the most magnificent scenery in the world, and to experience its beauty and history firsthand. Traveling through the Canadian Rockies means experiencing some of the most striking and incredible countryside one can imagine.

A prime example of this is Moraine Lake, pictured here with the sun shining (pic # 2) and approx. 10 minutes later when a storm had suddenly moved in and encapsulated the mountain peaks. (pic # 3). Sort of helps you understand how backcountry hikers can so suddenly find themselves trapped by inclimate weather unexpectedly.

Moraine Lake was first discovered by adventurer Samuel Allen in 1894 and originally named it Lake HeeJee but his friend Walter Wilcox later renamed it Moraine. Allen also named the peaks surrounding the south side of the lake after the Stoney Indian numbers one through ten. Moraine Lake sits at 6,191 feet above sea level and created by the melting of the Fay Glacier which sits to the left of the hightest peak, Mt. Bowlen (10,088 ft) in the center of these pictures.

The Bank of Canada was so proud of Moraine Lake that in 1969 they began depicting it on the back of the Canadian twenty dollar bill.

Picture # 4:

It's only after being courageous enough to cross the log jam and hiking to the top of this mountain of a rock pile can you get the view depicted in these pictures. Photographs taken from the visitors center will most likely lack the impact obtainable from atop this high vantage point.