We made it back to Lake Louise. When we reached Lake Louise, it was still raining, but before we reached the other end, the sun was back out. The whole hike had taken us about eight and a half hours and we probably hiked a little over nine miles. It was a daring hike of a lifetime, never to be forgotten. The kids were laughing at me because I kept making comments that started with, “When I was hiking here back in ’72…” But I told them that many years from now, they will be telling people, “When we were hiking up in the Canadian Rockies back in 2011…”

I included four photos, not that I needed to or because they tell a great story; I just can’t pass up putting in some more great photos of Lake Louise.

And when we got back to our RV, you would think that we would have gone straight back to camp and poured ourselves a drink. But not on Andrew’s trip. We went for a drive on the Bow Valley Parkway to look for game.