Experience
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Reviews
  • Pay Now
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Our Partners
    • Our Contributors
    • Our Distributors
  • Mobile Library
    • Visitor Guides
    • Stories
  • Trip Planning
    • Suggested Tours
    • National & Provincial Parks
  • Contests
    • Photo Contest
    • Honeymoon Contest
    • Trivia Quiz
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
Menu

Lake Louise; The hiking capital of Canada

Lake Louise and the mountains that surround it are famous for their beauty, and that’s what people come to see. But Lake Louise is more than just a pretty face!

For walkers and hikers, Lake Louise is an excellent base. It is central to the best high elevation hiking in the Canadian Rockies — including the famous Iceline, the Lake O’Hara area, and the Plain of Six Glaciers.

Fletcher_Hagen_StoryA superficial glance might give the impression that the mountain landscape, plants, and animals are the same everywhere. But with a closer look, you will discover a great deal of diversity. In Yoho, there are trees and plants of the coastal rainforest — like cedar, hemlock, and devil’s club. Meanwhile, near Lake Louise, drier conditions foster open avalanche paths filled with wildflowers, juniper, and the rare whitebark pine. Flowers bloom from late spring to early fall, with the height of wildflower season coming in late July and early August.

The high country is home to fascinating animals that specialize in forested or alpine environments: pikas, marmots, ptarmigans, ground squirrels, porcupines, pine martens, and mountain goats. For much of the summer, alpine meadows are also home to the grizzly bear.

Geology leaps out at you. Glaciers shine in the sun, and sedimentary rocks come in pink, orange, purple, green, grey, and white. And there are stories from the past to share: tales of high class hotels, first ascents, and wilderness explorations.

Article and images provided by Nadine Fletcher of Great Divide Nature Interpretation. They are award-winning and accredited professional guides. Find out the stories behind the scenery.

Click here to read Nadine’s bio.

MOUNTAIN HISTORY

Annie Staple: Chief Gatekeeper
Baroness Elizabet von Rummel
Canada’s Mountain Guides
Charlotte Small, Woman
First Nations, First Stewards
Isabel Coursier
Mary Schäffer Warren

MOUNTAIN MAPS

Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Kananaskis Country
Kootenay National Park
Mount Revelstoke
Yoho National Park
Waterton Lakes

MOUNTAIN TOURS

Backcountry Skiing
Bicycle Touring
Crown of the Continent
Don't Leave Your Pet
Trail Running
When Coal was King
Mountain Madness Tour Diary

  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © CMI Publishing 2022. All Rights Reserved.
Website Design and Developed by Ent Design Studio