Lake Moraine is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park and is situated in the valley of Ten Peaks. Lake Moraine is the only lake I visited twice when I was in Banff. First time I took a shuttle around 6.30AM and spent about 2 hours on the rock pile appreciating the azure blue color with ten peaks in the background. Second time I went during sunrise and had a very different view and colors as the sun lit up the valley of the ten peaks with pinks and gold.
I missed going to Banff with brother and sister in 2001 and always regretted missing on that trip. When we finally decided to go in 2023, the trip was riddled with changes. Original plan has to be scrapped as it didn’t fit our schedule and I had rescheduled entire trip 2 weeks before the original date. When I looked at the weather forecast for the week we were going, it seemed likely that it is going to rain entire week and then threat of wildfires. There was no guarantee that we will have clear skies. I planned to go to Moraine Lake every day of our trip as our scheduled sunrise shuttle was on the last day and I didn’t want to take a chance of not seeing this lake in its fully glory. As it turned out that we had perfect weather for the whole time we were in Banff and the day we went to see sunrise, we had a “Blue bird” day with perfect blue skies.
As much as we like control things, we have no control over anything especially things like weather and we need learn to enjoy and appreciate each moment as it is presented to us- a lesson I am trying to learn and practice. I am grateful for the opportunities to appreciate true beauty of our world by letting go of expectations and practicing mindfulness, focusing on present moment.
Peaks to Palaces 