A guide-book to the Lake Louise region, including Paradise Valley . ene is dominated by Mount Bident (10,109 feet), a ser-rated, glacier-clad peak of remarkable beauty. This viewcombines every element of grandeur and beauty character-istic of the Canadian Rockies—vertical cliffs and glaciers,forests, meadows, and a water surface, the reflections in whichgive an added interest to the surroundings. *The Consolation lakes, about one-half mile up the valley,may be reached by the trail which follows the west side ofstream. The first lake is more than half a mile long, verydeep and clear, and enclos
A guide-book to the Lake Louise region, including Paradise Valley . ene is dominated by Mount Bident (10,109 feet), a ser-rated, glacier-clad peak of remarkable beauty. This viewcombines every element of grandeur and beauty character-istic of the Canadian Rockies—vertical cliffs and glaciers,forests, meadows, and a water surface, the reflections in whichgive an added interest to the surroundings. *The Consolation lakes, about one-half mile up the valley,may be reached by the trail which follows the west side ofstream. The first lake is more than half a mile long, verydeep and clear, and enclosed by rock-slides and forests. Inthis lake, as in the stream below, there is excellent fly fishingfor brook trout averaging about one pound or less. At onepoint on the west shore a bank of perpetual snow may beused as a landing place for the fish, making an exceptionallyrare combination. Unfortunately, these lakes are now beingexcessively fished by irresponsible parties, whose selfish in-terests will result in the termination of legitimate sport Page Thirty-two. within a short time unless stringent game laws are crosses and is now on east bank of lake. Separated about 75 yards by a rock-slide through whichthe water percolates, the upper lake is considerably smallerand rests against the snout of a glacier. By ascendiag thevalley for a short distance and climbing the moraine, thisglacier may be easily reached and traversed safely for a con-siderable distance. The glacier is unusually interesting, asthe medial moraines are clearly marked, and there are sev-eral remarkable surface lakelets and other features deservingattention. The Tower of Babel (7,580 feet) may be ascended by wayof the steep and grassy slopes near middle of the valley. Inorder to avoid heavy scrub and timber, the route should bestudied out in detail before commencing the ascent. Thetop of the Tower of Babel is unusually flat, though the hori-zontal ledges have been split into deep and rather omin
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