Tuesday 24th September
Today we got up quite early and I wrote some blog post. We made coffee and ate a peach which served for breakfast. It was a rainy morning and the mountains were shrouded in fog. Although as time passed the fog did lift the rain came and went.
We thought we would try to see if the pipe coaster which runs down the mountain from the Revelstoke Resort would be open. The website said that it was suspended due to weather. After a brief stop at a nearby pharmacy to buy BandAids we drove up to the resort and called them to see what the status was. They told us that the pipe coaster was suspended and would not open until it had dried out. As we had a longish drive to Lake Louise we decide to push on. The highway was well paved and pretty free from traffic except the odd truck and quite a few camper vans or RV’s. We stopped at Golden for some gas and a coffee and then at a rest stop later on where there was a museum of items from the National Park including a howitzer shell used to trigger avalanches.
We arrived at the lake Louise old rail station which is now a restaurant. As they stopped serving at 4 p.m. we were just in time to have lunch there which was very good. I had the poutine it seemed to be the patriotic thing to do!! The restaurant is really nice and decorated in the old style. There is a room which is full of old typewriters and communications equipment. There is an old railcar where special events can be catered. The Rocky Mountaineer train stops here daily in the season which by now is nearly over. The restaurant is really charming and I would recommend a stop there if in Lake Louise. After lunch we actually tried to find the lake itself but the signs were very confusing and although we could find the large hotel on the site, we couldn’t seem to get to the lake itself. Maybe for another day.
After leaving Lake Louise we entered Jasper National Park and we stopped at a checkpoint and purchased permits for C$33 (senior rate). These last for two days and would cover our stay in the area.
On the highway we stopped at various scenic outlooks at lakes and with great snow-capped mountain view’s. The birch trees are of a golden/yellow hue at this time of the year and give the green of the fir trees a lovely contrast. The scenery is just amazing in this part of the world and the color of the water in the lakes is a light blue which contrasts with the greys, beiges and strata of the rocks and the snow on the summits. As we approached Jasper, we noticed it getting perceptibly colder.
Just as we were nearing our destination for the night, we passed a large elk stag with great antlers and I could not resist taking a number of shots of it
We arrived at Tekarra Lodge Hotel our accommodation for the next two nights. We have a cabin which is very comfortable with two large beds, one of which is secreted behind a curtain. The cabin has a kitchen a bathroom and large sitting dining area. It is warm and comfortable. We walked up to the hotel restaurant for dinner which was very pleasant with lots of bison on the menu which seems odd as that have just re-introduced them wild into the area, and then are eating them????
After dinner it was to bed after a long days driving.
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| Our comfortable AirBnB at Revelstoke |
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| The view from our window. |
We arrived at the lake Louise old rail station which is now a restaurant. As they stopped serving at 4 p.m. we were just in time to have lunch there which was very good. I had the poutine it seemed to be the patriotic thing to do!! The restaurant is really nice and decorated in the old style. There is a room which is full of old typewriters and communications equipment. There is an old railcar where special events can be catered. The Rocky Mountaineer train stops here daily in the season which by now is nearly over. The restaurant is really charming and I would recommend a stop there if in Lake Louise. After lunch we actually tried to find the lake itself but the signs were very confusing and although we could find the large hotel on the site, we couldn’t seem to get to the lake itself. Maybe for another day.
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| Lake Louise Old Rail Station |
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| A customer at Lake Louise Rail Station Bar |
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| The Typewriter Room |
After leaving Lake Louise we entered Jasper National Park and we stopped at a checkpoint and purchased permits for C$33 (senior rate). These last for two days and would cover our stay in the area.
On the highway we stopped at various scenic outlooks at lakes and with great snow-capped mountain view’s. The birch trees are of a golden/yellow hue at this time of the year and give the green of the fir trees a lovely contrast. The scenery is just amazing in this part of the world and the color of the water in the lakes is a light blue which contrasts with the greys, beiges and strata of the rocks and the snow on the summits. As we approached Jasper, we noticed it getting perceptibly colder.
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| Just some of the magnificent roadside scenerey |
We arrived at Tekarra Lodge Hotel our accommodation for the next two nights. We have a cabin which is very comfortable with two large beds, one of which is secreted behind a curtain. The cabin has a kitchen a bathroom and large sitting dining area. It is warm and comfortable. We walked up to the hotel restaurant for dinner which was very pleasant with lots of bison on the menu which seems odd as that have just re-introduced them wild into the area, and then are eating them????
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| Our room at Tekarra Lodge |
After dinner it was to bed after a long days driving.
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