A stop at Lake Louise was recommended to me by my fellow co-worker Christian. He said: “Go early” and right he was. We arrived to the parking lot of the Fairmont Hotel in the middle of the night to make sure we just had to take a short stroll to the center of action the next morning.

Early mornings at Lake Louise

We got up at around 5:30 AM to walk the few steps down to the lake. The sunrise was about to lift off. Perfect timing for some long exposures of one of the more photographed spot in Banff National Park. Right after the sun finally lifted the people started to rush in and take pictures with selfie sticks in front of the lake. Time for us to leave after experiencing the place in almost silent conditions.

Lake Moraine

A few minutes later we cruised the parking lot of Lake Moraine. This place was so crowded already that it took a total of 4 or 5 rounds around the parking lot to finally find a car that was about to leave. Another few minutes later the car finally left and we were able to fill the spot. Lake Moraine was no less impressive, but the light had already changed so the reflections were no more as powerful as on Lake Louise. I guess the best would be to stay around in this area to dedicate mornings to each of those miracles of nature.