August 16, 2025
After leaving Banff I crossed Hwy 1 and drove up to Lake Minnewanka, a popular cold-water, glacial fed lake. At 4,900 feet, it’s surface is about 300 feet higher than the town of Banff.
There was a detour and traffic was moving slowly so I stopped at a smaller lake along the way.
After speaking with some folks at this smaller lake I went further up the road to the big lake.
The lake is much bigger than these photos depict. It curves out of sight after passing between the mountains shown below.
At the far left end was a long dock and several boats which take people out onto the lake.
And I spotted two kayakers setting out on their own.
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