I found this photo and was wondering if anyone knew where it was? I have no clue. Kind of reminds me of the Grinnell Glacier trail but I know it isn't.
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:26 am
by iagreewithjamie
dpratt wrote:I don't know for sure, but it looks like it could be in Banff or Jasper in Canada. I'm sure someone here can pinpoint it.
My first thought was Moraine Lake in the Ten Peaks region in Banff... but I can't find any confirming pictures from that angle
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:06 pm
by southernguy
The lake looks a lot like Lake O'Hara in Yoho
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:06 pm
by iagreewithjamie
southernguy wrote:The lake looks a lot like Lake O'Hara in Yoho
Good call.
Here's a different view, which gives a much different perspective on the crazy drop-off ledge.
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 11:26 am
by Langdon Greene
Yes, that is part of the legendary Alpine Circuit trails in the Lake O'Hara region of Yoho Natl Park. This circuit involves 3 separate "high" segments that loop into the Oesa and Opabin basins above O'Hara: the Wiwaxy/Huber, Yukness, and All Souls. These have junctions with the various "low" trails into those basins, so that one can make all kinds of day-hike loopish routes, involving all 3, or just 1 or 2 of the high routes.
Many people who have hiked / backpacked many thousands of trail miles all around the world consider Lake O'Hara to be the best scenery in all of North America, if not the world. (IF - a big "if" - you're lucky enough to be there when it is not raining & socked in by clouds.....) Yes, surpassing even Glacier, some say (I need at least 2-3 more trips to Glacier, plus one from O'Hara over Goodsir Pass to the Rockwall, before I am willing to weigh in on that comparison).
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 11:57 am
by mxfuel
I am going to have to add that to my bucket list. Looks like you need to hike or take a bus to get to the lake and the hiking from there.
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:46 pm
by southernguy
It is definitely close to the top if not at the top of the prettiest hikes I have done. If you don't want to walk the 9 miles in to the lake you can catch one of two buses each day. You have to make reservations at 6:00 on the day they open reservations each spring. We got ours and within an hour the entire summer was booked.
Here is my video. There are a lot of better ones out there.
Jim
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:11 pm
by teapot57
I don't have a lot of time to play with this summer, but this thread makes me want to try for a couple nights at Lake O'Hara! Only a couple hour's drive for me. Thanks for sharing.
Tina
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:01 am
by isleroyaleguy
mxfuel wrote:I am going to have to add that to my bucket list.
Exactly.
Great, another place to add to a long list of places we hope to get to.
IRG
Re: Way off topic
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:08 am
by calicotraveler
Fabulously beautiful! Got to think about going there.
For bus plus camping, reservations open April 1 for 3-months-in-advance to the day.
For bus only, reservations open April 20 for entire season.
If you can't get either, the initial (dirt) road walk of 7 miles is not too onerous; the last bus, ca. 4 p.m., will take everybody back for ca. $10 Canadian.
Nearby sleeping spots are Whiskey Jack Hostel, and near it, the Takkakaw Falls walk-in campground (they provide a wheelbarrow to haul your stuff).
(*When I visited, campers were sitting around listlessly in waterlogged tents.)
As I recall, the Parks Canada info center in Field can check for a cancellation if you suddenly decide you want to camp at Lake O'Hara.
