IF YOU GO:

Dress in layers for your hike. The temperatures can change quickly as you gain altitude. Bring cash if you plan to buy something at the tea house. Our receipt also gave us a discount for tea at the Banff Tea Co. in Banff, a business started by the Plains of Six Glaciers tea house owner. Read the trail markers carefully. Another trail at Lake Louise takes you to the Lake Agnes Tea House, named after Lady Agnes Macdonald, wife of Canada’s first prime minister. Canoe rentals are available at Lake Louise if you want to spend time on the water. If you are driving, watch for the wildlife overpasses, bridges designed to allow wildlife to safely cross the highway, reducing deaths and crashes.

Useful websites: banfflakelouise.com banffadventures.com pc.gc.ca (Parks Canada website) whyte.org