The day started warm and sunny and we decided we would go to Johnson Lake for a hike as it was a 3 km easy one. We found our way via Lake Minnewanka as the shorter route was closed due to road closure / washout from the June floods. Today I remembered to bring my bottle of water and as we walked the trail on the north side of the lake, in mostly sun, I was thankful I did. At the head of the lake, about the halfway point, were a couple of benches so we had a bit of a rest there. We did find though that at the furthest point of the lake where the stream leaves the lake, the bridge had washed out during the floods and a temporary log bridge was there. It looked quite precarious but we shuffled over and no one fell in. We saw little minnows in the stream and lots of deadfall around for them to hide in. There was a loon on the lake popping underwater for a snack now and then. As we hiked along the southern side, the elevation gradually went up and we saw the cutline where the power supply from the hydro plant at Minnewanka came down to Banff. As we came to the final leg of our hike, we saw people paddleboarding on the lake and canoeing, others enjoying the beach. All in all it was a lovely hike.
Upon returning and having lunch at the condo, we were all pretty wiped from our hike so we chilled for the afternoon, I took a brief nap as did Norm. We had warmed over leftover lasagna for supper and went downtown to stock up on candy apples and other goodies to take home. We introduced mom and dad Filtz to the joys of Bubble Tea. Mango Coconut... sooo tasty! Back at the condo we watched "Snow White and the Huntsman". All in all, a great day.
No comments:
Post a Comment