18 August 2013

Mount St Piran

A short walk (3 hours at a brisk pace) on the final morning in Canada before flying home.

Route: from the car park at Lake Louise, following the busy paved route past the chateau and tourist-strewn lakeshore to follow the Lake Agnes trail as far as Mirror Lake. Then aiming for Little Beehive before taking a signed left turn up the hill, out of the trees and then zig-zagging expansively across the hillside eventually into scree to reach the summit. Back the same way.

Conditions: cool morning air and warm sun with clouds still burning off.

Pub: after leftover pizza and wine by the river near the Post Hotel, Grizzly Paw Brewing Company, Canmore for Indra Island IPA.