Travelog post for: Lysander

Hi Mum!

Today smaug took us out for a walk. We went to Lake Minnewanka, not far from Banff. The lakeshore trail is one of smaug’s favourites in winter as even with the snow it is usually passable and safe. smaug was wondering if the lake had already started freezing...not the case as you can see.



After a bit we crossed this small canyon called Stewart Canyon. And it was frozen up  .



And in the distance you can see the lake.



Here we are back close to the shoreline looking east...



...and west.



The trail follows the lake shore up the easternmost point for more than 20km, but we just followed it for a couple of hours and turned back. We passed again close to the mouth of Stewart Canyon.



This is where the canyon’s ice meets the lake’s water  .



And here is another shot of the lake.



On the way back to the car we noticed that someone built a big inukshuk on a beach, so we took a picture with it and the lake behind us. Well, it desn't look so big in this picture  , but it is just behind Henry-Bo's head  .



And finally, while already nice and warm in the car, we got a final shot of the lake from its westernmost point.



Smaug told us that in few weeks the lake will probably be frozen, but it will take a bit longer before the ice is thick enough to walk on it. Can’t wait to see that  !