hey guys it's papa steve on the move just headed out to glacier lake back country site
stopped here at the crossing right at the juncture of highway 93 and highway 11. the trailhead's
just up ahead maybe uh 200 meters we're gonna drive over there park and i'll see you there
so hey guys here we are at the trail trailhead's easy to find just off highway 93.
we're going to follow the house river up about nine kilometers to the glacier lake back country
site here in banff national park the rain stopped it's perfect timing let's get on the trail
hey so here we are two kilometers in it's been pretty for us so far
the wind's really picked up but uh the weather's holding out
beautiful view of the river valley here we got about seven kilometers more to go to hit the lake
so let's get started at the two kilometer point you will find a couple of red chairs here
it's always a great place to sit and take a big break enjoy the view so guys the trail uh
well marked i mean you don't need any markings to find this trail it's it's very clear you're
not gonna get lost the trail itself is pretty wide not quite wide enough for two but plenty
wide for you and your dog dogs are allowed in the park so feel free to bring them so here we are at
the halfway point uh almost five kilometers in just time to kick back uh just had a pb and j
sandwich a little bit of water and time to make the second half of the trail let's go so hey when
you reach the bottom of the hill you're going to find the sign here point you to glacier lake gl9
saskatchewan crossings the river we crossed at the beginning it's about nine and a half kilometers
you're only about 300 meters to go down that trail till you hit the lake
and the campsite's just to the left of that hey guys we finally made it to glacier lake that last
1.6 kilometers is brutal i'm not looking forward to heading up there tomorrow morning
straight downhill it's going to be a grueling grind first thing in the morning but look at
this glacier lake you can see the glacier in the background that's why they call it glacier lake
it's a beautiful spot really looking forward to spending the night here we got a great little area
we put up the tarp because we're expecting some rain but uh gonna spend the evening here and head
back tomorrow morning awesome spot so hey here we are at glacier lake gl9 back country campsite
there is uh food storage here you are allowed to have uh campfires at this site
there's no wood you gotta bring your own but you are allowed to bring uh burn dead fall of course
there's none anywhere around the campsite so but there's some about a half kilometer back
some great little spot here right on the lake a couple tables you see a few people set up
someone's setting up there in the common area right by the uh the table a couple other sites
look at that lake it's a time to relax one of the little luxuries i brought with me a
little bit of cabernet sauvignon i give credit to my friend danny from montreal he told me
steve there's this saying in french that we um we use that means it's finally time to relax
and he said in french i'm sorry danny i won't do it any justice in french but i said how what does
it mean literally in english and he says wine time so i said well in that case uh i'm gonna
head out to glacier lake this weekend and have my own little wine time so salud and cheers my friend
hey guys as you come up the trail there's this little roundabout just before you reach the lake
and it's got carved into this tree this old sign from 1928 you can barely make out
the letters on it anymore but it's from a topographical survey in 1928
so hey guys just getting back off the trail here at glacier lake it's a good uh 9.2 kilometers with
about 300 meters elevation but well worth the ends to see that lake is just amazing so hey guys just
back at the trailhead after the 9.2 kilometer hike up to glacier lake the glacier lake trail is easy
to find it's well maintained and it's got a great destination check out that backcountry campsite
i'm ready to take off this pack and get something to eat so i'm gonna hit the car and head home if
you guys have any questions leave them down in the comments i reach out on social media i'm
on facebook and instagram until then i'll see you guys on the trail it's pablo steve on the move you