We started up along the lake side, on the same path we'd come down on the day before. The weather was much clearer than yesterday, so we were grateful to be back in the same area in better conditions.
Eventually the path diverged up along the valley and towards the large glacier that sits at the rear of Lake Louise. The path then led up towards another teahouse which sits alone in the valley.
We were able to sit down and get something to eat from here, before we continued on to the main viewpoint for the valley. Here we could see the many different glaciers which spilled into the valley and were the main water source for the lake. There were several occasions where we could hear the ice cracking which sent a thunderous rumble through the valley.
We returned to the tea house and got ourselves a drink for the hike back. We overheard someone say there was a Grizzly sighted just down the path from us, so we hurried off to see if we could spot it. Unfortunately, we'd missed it, but our hurry did at least get us down the trail much quicker!
With our hurried descent, we had some more time to spare than we thought. We decided to take a drive down the Bow Valley Parkway, a long side road which is known for being a good area to spot wildlife. We drove up and down the whole highway, and although we weren't lucky enough to spot a bear, we did spot another group of what looked like young male Elk grazing in the roadside meadows.
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