Peyto Lake, Bow Lookout

Sept 17, 2009 | Peyto Lake, Bow Lookout (Banff NP) 2315m | 6km | 235m gain

After Cirque Peak it was a little too early yet to hit the campsite so I headed for Peyto Lake...it's on every postcard rack in the Rockies...BUT seldom with the aged look. Hey? Hmmm? Too bad the view is a cliché because it is stellar. I didn't get to tell any tourons that it gets it's tourquoise color from the painted bottom. So sad.
Bow Lake from Bow Summit Lookout.... used to be home to a firelookout. It's gone but the road remains & if I hadn't been spoiled earlier by the view from Cirque Peak I would have been more impressed.
It is a great view for relatively minimal effort.

Spent the night at Ramparts Creek Campsite. Got all worked up about my can of clam chowder I THOUGHT I had for supper that turned out to be corn chowder. Hate it when that happens.