After our hike to Lake Agnes and the Little Beehive, we had some lunch. After lunch, we took the Lake Louise Gondola up to the top of the mountain – in the rain. We were told that there was a chance of seeing Grizzly bears from the gondola. The gondola had both enclosed cars and ski chairs. We took the ski chairs so that we could get better photos in case we saw a Grizzly bear. You can see Vicky and I taking off in the rain on our gondola ride in the first photo. Vicky looks like she thinks it was a bad decision.

We visited their excellent visitor center up at the top of the mountain and of course, took more photos. You can see Andrew hard at work in the rain in the second photo. We eventually headed back down the gondola, again in the ski chairs. You can see Andrew and April in the third photo with Lake Louise and our hike to 6G in the background.

So did we get to see a grizzly? Yes we did – on the way down the mountain. I’ve included two photos of the bear. It was great because we were floating over the animals in the gondola chairs, so they didn’t pay any attention to us, and we got some great photos. It’s a great way to see these types of animals and put ski lifts to use in the off season.