Mark & Shari's Excellent Adventure (Days 5 & 6)

SummaryIn which we face a bevy of international tourists, sneak into British Columbia for the afternoon, and are completely blown away by a mountain lake.Day FiveAfter three great days in Banff, we packed up our rented VW Taos & headed north to Lake Louise. Our route was the Bow Valley Parkway - a two-lane road that runs roughly parallel to that Trans-Canada highway but through forests and at a slower pace. We stopped a couple of times to soak in the views… Morant’s Curve was particularly worth our time. Upon arriving at Lake Louise, we headed for the lake. Parking is a bit of a nightmare (it's expensive and chaotic) and while the lake and the setting is gorgeous, the lakefront was crowded with tourists. I cannot begin to imagine what it is like in the summer months. We grabbed sandwiches from The Guide’s Post in the Fairmont hotel. Most of the hotel grounds is off-limits unless you’re a registered guest, so we ended up eating on a bench overlooking the lake (and a bunch of people.)A…