More Rockies

It seems like we got lost a few times, but it really didn't feel like it as we were forever seeing more amazing scenes, so they all just blended in to be part of our sightseeing experience.
Cascade Ponds was the 1st left instead of the 2nd, and we just stopped in awe. It wasn't as early in the morning as it could've been, but the sun wasn't very high in the sky and there were about 5 or 6 ponds in front of us showing perfect reflections of the bridges, and mountains around them.
We stopped at Lake Minnewanka (weird sort of name) and I found the perfect picnic spot... at the edge of a lake with loads of picnic tables all set up for a fun opportunity!!
We followed the road up and up till we got to Lake Peyto, and then it was a really stiff climb, in very cold conditions, and I was wondering about my asthma, but it wasn't a long walk, and then we were at the top, viewing the bluest lake I've ever seen in my life. Incredible. Another moment of awe, to stop and ponder on the creative powers of our God. We picniced at the lookout and as we were finishing..
it started to SNOW.
Yes, we were in the canadian rockies, in the fall, with the tree's just turning red from yellow, with massive mountains behind us, and the bluest lake we've ever seen in front of us, what could be more perfect in this life than snow falling from above?

From there we drove to the Columbian Icefields. Shann did all the driving, and I'm thankful for it, cause it isn't something that I really enjoy, and she did a fab job:-) I was the navigator... now you're knowing why we got lost...actually we spent all week driving and got to Vancouver Island and back without a proper map. There was only one spot where we tried to get petrol on the other side of the road and did a massive detour and had to ask someone the way to the airport, but apart from that, most of the week I was fine!!

Climbed up another large hill, and saw large piles of ice, and there was a walk you could do on the ice and large posters / signboards telling about how many ppl have died from going off the trail, and my shoes were already slippery, so I let the others do that one. We so weren't prepared for the cold. It started snowing again....and the internet is just about to logg me off so I'm giong to save this safely before it does.

ps - Athabasca falls was the last stop for the night and they were incredible. Will live long in my memory for the volume of water and length of falls..plus a little trip we did in bear country behind the falls to see the lake behind:-)