After hiking to the Ink Pots and grabbing some lunch in town, we decided to do one more easy hike for the day. Jenny had recommended Lake Minnewanka so we went to check it out.
The lake is the longest in Banff National Park and has been dammed twice, first in 1912 and again in 1941. The damming submerged a resort town that had been established since 1888. It always makes me sad when I hear about things like that happening. But I hear it makes Lake Minnewanka a popular and interesting place to scuba dive… if you can stand the cold water.
We, of course, did not dive but simply walked the short trail to Stuart Canyon. It took me a few minutes to spot the female big horn sheep lounging on the rocks.
We left the lake ready to rest up for the next day’s adventures.
xo, jill
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