What a fantastic tour! I just wanted to take a moment to sing the praises of our tour guide/bus driver. It was my privilege to take the Mountain Lakes & Waterfalls tour led by Rob. I felt like I was in a living documentary about the Canadian Rockies. I asked him if he had ever been a teacher because he was such a font of knowledge. He laughed and told me that he wasn’t a particularly good student and that’s why he’s a bus driver today. Well, as a retired educator, let me tell you he couldn’t be more wrong because what Rob did on this tour was lead a Master’s level course in the Geology, Biology, History, and Ecology of western Canada. So, kudos to Rob for making this trip the most educational day of my entire vacation.
The lakes were beautiful and getting to see Morant's Curve and the Spiral Tunnels was incredible, thanks to our host's commentary on them. The only downside was the buffet lunch at Emerald Lake. After the spread at the Ice Fields the day before, the selection here was very limited.