9. Plain of Six Glaciers

Plain of Six Glaciers Trail,(b plus extension)

Distance 11km return
Elevation 471 m

On Thursday, June 28, 2012 Herm and I set out to bag some more hikes. Because it was still early in the season we had to do lower elevation ones. We did 4 hikes this weekend, all short and easy but good to start after a slack spring. 

 The hike starts at Lake Louise chateau and continues down the valley at the end of the lake.

Crossing snow plains and avalanche trails added to the variety and interest of the hike, as did the "weeping wall". Twenty years ago our children cooled off under these showers.

 Flowers and animals were scarce but we appreciated what there was -  many ground squirrels

 
chipmunks

yellow violets
                                                                                                               On we went, observing the glaciers as we neared the end of the trail.

There it was, Victoria Glacier on Victoria mountain. Some of the other six were not visible from the ground.

This trail was very popular and many people were sitting around at the tea house and on the benches enjoying the sunshine. So we did too.

6 Glaciers plus extension
August 23, 2016, Margaret, Doreen, Elaine and I hiked this trail past the tea house to the base of Abbot Hut along the glacial runoff. It was easy and level and beautiful.   This is the overview from Mt. Fairview. On the way back we joined many others to watch a grizzly feeding across the stream.