After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast, we set off in the car for Moraine Lake, a drive of only about 20 minutes south.

Moraine Lake is a stunning turquoise lake, cradled by the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It sits at elevation of 1,884 metres, and is fed almost entirely by snow-melt and glacial-melt. The lake freezes completely in the winter but in the summer (as it is now) the lake is fully thawed and displays its most vibrant colour.

Moraine Lake.
Moraine Lake.
Andrea and Keith at Moraine Lake.
Andrea and Keith at Moraine Lake.
Keith and Andrea at Moraine Lake.
Keith and Andrea at Moraine Lake.
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel at Moraine Lake.
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel at Moraine Lake.
Keith at the cafe at Moraine Lake.
Keith at the cafe at Moraine Lake.
Andrea and Keith at the cafe at Moraine Lake.
Andrea and Keith at the cafe at Moraine Lake.

After enjoying the beautiful Moraine Lake, we stopped at the Moraine Lake Cafe for a coffee and to just sit outside and take in the incredible scenery.

With nothing in particular planned for the rest of the afternoon, we headed back to the hotel to gather up our laundry and then drive to Banff where we decided to use the laundrette and fill in the washing time with a nice walk around the Banff township.

Andrea at the laundrette in Banff.
Andrea at the laundrette in Banff.

We ended up having an early dinner in Banff, before heading back to the hotel to call it a day.

Tomorrow, we’re leaving zLake Louise and heading to Calgary to catch a flight down to Los Angeles.