We are still on the Icefields Parkway and not too far along the road from Bow Lake, we stopped at the trail head for Peyto Lake. It was named after Bill Peyto (Pr. Pee-toe) who was a colorful character from the frontier days. It was raining and we debated taking the short hike to see the lake. After all, we had already seen so many beautiful lakes. But we all hated the thought of missing something, so we put on our coats and hats and started hiking.

I’ve included four photos of Peyto Lake. Even after seeing all the lakes up to this point, the turquoise color of Peyto Lake astounded me. It almost seemed like it was lighted from below the water. We spent some serious standing and observing time looking at Peyto Lake. It was one of the highlights of the day for me. There was also a string of small lakes below Peyto Lake that had the same color. You can see them in the second and third photo below and to the right of the lake. These photos don’t show the color of the small lakes because they were in the shade of a cloud at the time but it was the same brilliant color as Peyto Lake. I’m glad we took the short hike in the rain to see it.