Since you never know how it will work out, I decided to set up my camera anyway. While I was setting up my tripod, I had to hold my flashlight in my mount. This wasn't the best situation for shooting. Another photographer was setting up is tripod as well. I noticed that he was using a head lamp. That was on my shopping list for this afternoon.
Then it is like someone turns on an orange light.
As sudden as the orange clouds showed, they also disappeared. There was just enough time to have breakfast and to check out of the hotel before 11am. I walked a little around Banff to find my head lamp, but there isn’t much special about the shops in Banff. For shopping I might as well stay in Houston.
On my map, I spotted the Tunnel Mountain near Banff. However I found out that there is no tunnel in Tunnel Mountain. In 1882 the surveys employed by Canadian Pacific Railway suggested to construction of a tunnel through this tiny mountain. The CPR's General Manager went furious at the suggestion. An alternative route was found and the tunnel was never constructed, but the mountain is still called Tunnel Mountain.
Driving toward Lake Louise, I took the Bow Valley Parkway. This parkway is named after the Bow River. The mountain is Castle Mountain.
Unfortunately it rained nearly all afternoon which isn't the best condition for taking photos. I pulled over at Morant's Corner. Morant was a photographer for the Canadian National Rail, in the early 20th century. His task was to take photos which should make tourists come to Banff, by train. In those days traveling by car wasn't an option. I guess Morant wasn't there in the late afternoon.
I headed for the hotel, from which was only a five minute walk to Lake Louise. I scouted the lake to make sure I would be at the right spot in the morning.
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