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5:30 AM.\u00a0 Daylight already.\u00a0 Lupe was wide awake.\u00a0 Soon SPHP was, too.\u00a0 It was August 1, 2013, Day 23 of Lupe’s 2013 Dingo Vacation to the Beartooths\u00a0& Canada.\u00a0 This was to be Lupe’s last full day in Canada.\u00a0 Yesterday she had already started heading S from the Mount Robson<\/a><\/span><\/strong> area to begin the trip back home.\u00a0 Before leaving Canada, Lupe and SPHP still had a few places to go and things to see.\u00a0 It was good to be up early!<\/p>\n

Shortly after 6:00 AM, SPHP\u00a0was parking the G6\u00a0at the Peyto Lake parking lot\u00a0near Bow Pass on the Icefields Parkway Highway No. 93.\u00a0 Although the Peyto Lake observation deck at the end of a short paved path is a very popular tourist destination, no one else was around this early in the day.\u00a0 The G6 was the only vehicle in the parking lot.\u00a0 It wouldn’t stay that way for very long.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP took the short path to see Peyto Lake.<\/p>\n

\"Peyto<\/a>
Peyto Lake in Banff National Park from the observation deck at Bow Pass.\u00a0\u00a0Mountains along the Mistaya River valley stretch out as far as\u00a0the eye can see.\u00a0\u00a0Peyto Lake is named after Ebenezer “Wild Bill” Peyto<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, a legendary\u00a0early hunter, trapper, prospector, guide & outfitter in the Canadian Rockies.\u00a0 Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There used to be a lookout tower at Bow Summit.\u00a0 After admiring the view of Peyto Lake and the Mistaya River valley from the observation deck, Lupe and SPHP went in search of the old fire lookout service road.\u00a0 SPHP had\u00a0brought along the following note\u00a0summarizing instructions on how to\u00a0get to Bow Summit\u00a0from research done online:<\/p>\n

“From the Peyto Lake overlook, take the right hand of two paved trails leading uphill.\u00a0 After 100 meters, there will be a 3 way junction at an interpretive sign.\u00a0 Continue on the middle branch angling uphill to the left of the sign (this is part of the upper nature trail).\u00a0 In a few minutes, the paved nature trail will continue on to the right, but continue straight on the old fire lookout service road.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Soon Lupe was trotting happily on up the road to the old fire lookout.\u00a0 It was a gorgeous morning with views to match.\u00a0 After gaining 760 feet of elevation, Lupe and SPHP reached the end of the road at Bow Summit.\u00a0 There were wonderful views to the\u00a0N back toward the Mistaya River valley and Waterfowl Lakes.\u00a0 The best views to the S\u00a0toward Bow Lake and beyond were a little farther on.<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking SE from Bow Summit toward Bow Lake.\u00a0 From L to R:\u00a0 Mount Andromache<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (9,829 ft.)<\/strong><\/span>, Mount Hector<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(11,135 ft.)<\/strong><\/span>, Bow Peak<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(9,318 ft.)<\/strong><\/span>, and Crowfoot Mountain<\/a> (10,023 ft.)<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"L<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mountains<\/a>
Mountains along the Mistaya River valley, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada from Bow Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking<\/a>
Looking NNW from Bow Summit at mountains along the Mistaya River valley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The views at Bow Summit were wonderful, amazing and incredible.\u00a0 It was hard not to feel sad that Lupe had to leave Canada.\u00a0 The views weren’t the only thing that were amazing and incredible, though.\u00a0 Amazing and incredible swarms of not-so-wonderful mosquitoes started plaguing Lupe and SPHP within just a minute or two of arriving at Bow Summit.<\/p>\n

Although Lupe doesn’t like\u00a0strong winds, a good stiff breeze would have been welcome.\u00a0 As it was, Lupe and SPHP tired very quickly\u00a0of serving as local blood banks.\u00a0 The mosquitoes had been only a minor annoyance while moving on the way up, but they were intolerable staying put in any one place.\u00a0 Definitely time to be moving on.\u00a0 Two hours after leaving the G6, Lupe and SPHP were back at the now bustling Peyto Lake parking lot.<\/p>\n

After Bow Summit, Lupe went on one more outing in the Canadian Rockies.\u00a0 Near the high point on Hwy 93 heading W toward Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, there was a trailhead for Boom Lake.\u00a0 The trail was only 5.1 km to Boom Lake, which was perfect for the limited time Lupe had to spend.<\/p>\n

At the trailhead parking lot, Lupe met a skinny 7 month old\u00a0black lab puppy named Geeko.\u00a0 Lupe and Geeko played with each other in the parking lot, and each time they met along the trail.<\/p>\n

SPHP met a Canadian biologist from Winnipeg\u00a0along the way.\u00a0\u00a0When SPHP learned the biologist had hiked more than 2,000\u00a0km of trails in the Canadian Rockies, SPHP asked for recommendations on\u00a0day hikes.\u00a0 The biologist recommended a trail quite near by, which goes\u00a0to the Stanley Glacier.\u00a0 Lupe didn’t have time to check it out this trip, but SPHP hopes some day she will.<\/p>\n

By the time Lupe and SPHP reached Boom Lake, it was raining and foggy.\u00a0 It looked like a beautiful spot, but Lupe would have to return under better conditions to explore further and get some photos worthy of the area.\u00a0 Lupe had fun, but\u00a0she was a rather soggy doggie by the time she completed the trek back to the G6.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP enjoyed a wonderful drive through scenic Kootenay National Park, but made no more stops until reaching Radium Hot Springs<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Lupe had to wait in the G6 at Radium Hot Springs, while SPHP went in to get cleaned up and\u00a0bask in the warm\u00a0mineral waters.<\/p>\n

\"After<\/a>
After so many days exploring the Canadian Rockies, Lupe was fine with spending a little time chillin’ in the G6 while it rained outside and SPHP went to the Radium Hot Springs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP returned from the Radium Hot Springs clean and refreshed.\u00a0 Cleanliness always boosts SPHP’s spirits, especially while traveling.\u00a0 It was time to get serious about making some progress getting home!\u00a0 Lupe\u00a0was in for a good time – after all,\u00a0the cows and horses in Montana alone\u00a0were going to\u00a0provide\u00a0at least 500 miles of\u00a0frenzied Dingo barking pleasure!<\/p>\n

Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Peyto Lake & Lupe’s Search for the Peyto Glacier (7-26-13)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Bow Lake & The Trail to Bow Glacier Falls (7-25-13)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Book Review: Ain’t it Hell, Bill Peyto’s Mountain Journal<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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5:30 AM.\u00a0 Daylight already.\u00a0 Lupe was wide awake.\u00a0 Soon SPHP was, too.\u00a0 It was August 1, 2013, Day 23 of Lupe’s 2013 Dingo Vacation to the Beartooths\u00a0& Canada.\u00a0 This was to be Lupe’s last full day in Canada.\u00a0 Yesterday she had already started heading S from the Mount Robson area to begin the trip back … Continue reading Peyto Lake & Bow Summit, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (8-1-13)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[105,32,414,73,412,30,31,106,26,411,104,134,413],"class_list":["post-2735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2013-beartoothscanadian-rockies","tag-american-dingo","tag-banff-national-park","tag-boom-lake","tag-bow-lake","tag-bow-summit","tag-canada","tag-canadian-rockies","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-kootenay-national-park","tag-lupe","tag-peyto-lake","tag-radium-hot-springs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/P1050289.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2735"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20801,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735\/revisions\/20801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}