Lake Louise to Waterfowl Overflow
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Waterfowl Overflow may sound like a strange name but it is derived from the Waterfowl Lake campgrounds and on days of overcrowding at that campground then you are obliged to stay at the Waterfowl Overflow. Nice that they had it or Jon and I would have been sleeping in the bush..
Entrance to Banff National Park in Canada
There are a lot of rules in Canada not unlike the US. But in Canada it must be mandatory to write everything in English and French. My French is lousy and my English is worse. So it helps to follow people who you know that are going your way.
These little peaks peeked our from everywhere, just when you least expect it.
Overflow was a very nice campground surrounded by mountains and peaks. We found a neat little spot that over looked what I would call a Lagoon. There were no mosquitoes and we had a wonderful afternoon watching the RV people practice backing up. We thought of putting up a sign "WE PARK RV FOR A MEAL" but Jon thought we might be breaking some Canadian anti trust laws. There was a very nice couple who had the campsite just north of us. They had bicycled using a tandem and sometimes a motorcycle but this time they brought their car The water at this campsite has a sign with a faucet and a red circle and a red line through the faucet. That can't be good. In English it said that you must boil the water for 2 minutes before drinking. Apparently if your
French you can drink the water directly out of the tap. It is my contention that they must not have very good water in France. So just a reminder to you international travelers to boil your water while visiting France.
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A couple of more peaks. These people think they saw a bear. Jon saw a tree that was looking back but no bear.
Wapta Ice Field
This is an Ice Field that was put on the road to the Columbia Ice fields to tantalize you. It is very beautiful and we have heard that more and better is yet to come.