Lake Agnes – HIKES & HAMSTRINGS

So this is going to be a quick entry for last Saturday’s hike :). Robbie’s cousin was in town and we were thinking about a good hike on which we could take her. The tea houses in Lake Louise are always a great option- scenic views; not too strenuous; forests, waterfalls, and glaciers; and snacks at the tea houses themselves (which we didn’t do). I’ve hiked them fairly recently (last August for the Banff Challenge), but it’s always a nice one to repeat. The plan: hike to the Lake Agnes Tea House to have lunch, then take the Highline Trail to the Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House, and then head back to the car. In the end, Nora loved it! At parts, I believe it reminded her of The Lord of the Rings. I can see why :). Our long day culminated with a sushi-gorging dinner. Best. Ever.

Ascending to the Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House

Stats:

Start: 12:30 pm
End: 5:40 pm (with two 20 minute breaks at each of the tea houses)
Distance: 15.6 km loop

“I Hiked the Tea House Highline Challenge” souvenir :) — “I Hiked the Tea House Highline Challenge” souvenir 🙂

It was another awesome day today. I came across something while I was perusing The Real Banff website called the Lake Louise Highline Tea House Challenge. I like a challenge, so I asked Dan if he’d like to partake in this challenge. Of course he said yes. And it was awesome. Basically, you needed to hike to both of the tea houses in the Lake Louise area- the Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House and the Lake Agnes Tea House- and collect half of a magnet at each tea house to create a unique souvenir.

Dan, Suzanne and I at the Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House

The kitchen in the Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House

Eating a tuna salad sandwich with a mocha

The scheduled activity for the day was a lunch date with Suzanne, the owner of the Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House. She explained a little about the history of the tea house, and what it takes to run the tea house throughout the summer. It was all quite interesting to hear, and she was so nice! After earning the first half of the magnet, we then hiked the Highline Trail to Lake Agnes where we collected the second half of the magnet to form the “I Hiked the Tea House Highline Challenge”. Yippiie!

As if one challenge isn’t enough… why not do two? 🙂

Tag: Lake Agnes

Lake Louise and The Tea Houses

I Like Challenges. Like Tea House Challenges.