- Guys, welcome to one of the most scenic drives
you can do here in Canada.
It's truly breathtaking,
just how the mountains tower over you as you go around her.
- I feel like I'm standing on top of a fish tank.
(laughing)
And the light cracked through.
- The snow is so powdery and fluffy.
Good morning, everybody.
Welcome back to our little Alberta road trip
here through Canada.
Now the last time you saw us we were in Banff.
We've come up to a new spot,
We've come to Lake Louise and it's so crazy
'cause the last time we were here it was summertime.
- And now-- - We're standing on the lake.
So if you think of the Canadian Rockies,
nothing is more iconic
than this view we are currently looking at
and it's crazy
'cause Jess is currently just walking out
into the middle of the lake
and it's kind of just us here which is so nice.
- Look how deep it is.
(grunting)
(laughing)
- Wind's going that way.
(laughing)
I've always wanted to make a snow angel.
(laughing)
It's so fun! - Look at that view.
(laughing)
A dream of ours has always been
to stay at the Fairmont on Lake Louise
and we just got a text message saying our room is ready.
We're officially gonna be spending the night,
I swear, in one of the most iconic hotels in Canada.
- I've always been curious
about what the rooms look like here.
- Oh my gosh, the views.
It's like winter wonderland out there.
- Wow.
This room is super nice.
- Wow.
- But I think the main reason you book this room,
we're on the 7th floor.
- It's the entire lake.
You can see everyone ice skating down there.
This is a good view.
- This is an amazing view.
- Yeah. - I'm so happy right now.
Wow, just look at that.
You can just see perfect views of the lake.
People playing ice hockey to the left,
ice skating,
I see they've set up a little ice castle.
- Steve, we have to go rent some ice skates.
- Yeah, I think that's what I'm gonna do next.
- So I think we found the perfect way to explore the lake.
We've rugged up and we're currently on a sleigh ride,
going around the lake.
(pleasant guitar music)
♪ Honey, there's plenty I don't believe ♪
♪ Plenty of things that mean nothing to me ♪
- This is the perfect, snowy, magical experience to do,
as you're taken around the entire Lake Louise.
And it looks like they got hit
with a lot of snow last night.
Just look at the trees.
(chuckling)
Wow.
(pleasant guitar music)
It's truly breathtaking,
just how the mountains tower over you
as you go around her.
So every year in the winter,
they construct the Lake Louise ice castle
just in front of the chateau.
This is crazy.
They've carved this out of ice.
(chuckling)
- And then once you come through,
you're greeted to the ice skating rink.
Are you ready?
- I'm ready.
This is so incredible.
About to tick off such a big Canadian bucket list,
ice skating on Lake Louise.
(laughing)
(ice skates scratching)
It's funny to think, because we were just on the way here,
we were just walking past a little cabin
and that cabin is where you hire the red boats
to go out on the lake during the summer.
And now it's just,
snow covered it.
You just walk up to it.
I mean, to see how natural this is,
like some cracks that have frozen over.
- Okay, now that the sun has set,
we decided we wanna end the night in an ice spa.
They have it right next to the lake,
so we're hoping that they do hot chocolate.
I feel like that's the best way to end a day
when you're surrounded by all this beautiful snow.
- Cheers, babs.
This one has been dealing
with a little bit of a lost voice, so.
- Every time I think it's gonna come back,
it goes away again.
- Hopefully some warm hot chocolate helps the throat.
Have you guys ever been to a hotel
that has an ice spa right outside,
made from the ice surrounding the hotel?
(laughing)
I want a fire place just here.
If I come back it's just gonna melt through.
(laughing)
(pleasant guitar music)
♪ A wandering heart on a crazy ride ♪
♪ An open road and a deep blue sky ♪
- Guys, welcome to one of the most scenic drives
you can do here in Canada,
the Icefield Parkway drive.
And wow, the sun is just coming up over the mountains
and it is so breathtaking.
- So the Icefield Parkway,
it's a drive between Lake Louise and Jasper
which is we're heading today
and I definitely recommend,
if you're gonna head out here during the winter,
get an SUV,
that's what we've got right now
and make sure you have snow tires.
You actually can't go on this road without it,
because they don't really look after this road,
so it is covered in ice and snow.
But as long as you have a good car, good tires,
and it's a clear day like today, you'll be fine,
and there are a couple of really cool stops
to do along this drive,
including one that we're about to do now.
Where we're going,
it only happens in a certain time of year
so fingers-crossed, we get the bubbles.
You'll see what I mean soon.
♪ Trust the compass down in my skin ♪
♪ Walk straight, stay right ♪
♪ That's what they say to me ♪
♪ But I don't fit right ♪
- The sun is just awoken above the mountains
and it's cleared all the sky
and it just looks so beautiful.
If there's one road trip you guys need to do,
it's this one.
Just look at what I'm looking at.
- Oh, it's like a baby.
- A beautiful spot to have a walk.
Welcome to Abraham Lake, everybody.
This is our first stop on the Icefield Parkway drive.
It's about halfway so it makes a perfect midpoint stop.
And it's so interesting
because this lake, Abraham Lake, in winter,
so around January when it freezes over
because we're in a canyon.
There are these plants at the bottom of the lake
and they let off these methane bubbles
and they almost look like they are frozen in time.
And you can get a really good day,
fingers crossed it's a really good day,
they can look so unique.
So I've got ice cleats on
and we're walking towards the lake
to go on a hunt for some ice bubbles.
Aww, it's actually so beautiful coming to the top,
they call it the Windy Point,
and you're gonna see all of Abraham Lake.
You can see it's slowly iced over.
It's a bit windy up here
but this is a beautiful view point.
(wind rushing)
Also, where we are right now,
that's the foothills over there
and this is the mouth of the Rocky Mountains.
So this is the entrance as you can see.
We got mountains just towering over us.
And we're almost at the lake.
- I can see bubbles here.
- Oh.
Let's see how clear that is.
Oh wow, you're right about seeing the bubbles.
Feels so unnatural walking on top of this.
(laughing)
- See?
- Oh, wow.
These are some of the bubbles just here.
Wow.
How unique is this.
- I've never seen,
a frozen lake so clear.
You can literally see the bottom of the lake
and we've only just walked a tiny bit out.
There's bubbles everywhere.
There's decaying plants underneath the water
which produce methane gas.
But in the wintertime the methane gas freezes
so they have all these methane gas bubbles
all underneath the lake.
I feel like I'm standing on top of a fish tank.
(laughing)
And the light cracked through.
- That's so cool.
- This doesn't feel like ice.
What the?
(laughing)
I feel like I wanna throw it.
- You feel like, throw it.
- No no no, I'll flex it.
(breaking)
(laughing)
It wasn't plastic.
- So if you guys are wondering,
this is the vegetation that's causing all the bubbles.
We found a spot when the ice is on top of it.
It's very special to be here at this time.
Next week this will all be frozen.
You can see the little bubbles.
These are the ones
that are gonna be frozen in time in a few day's time.
But you guys can see from the plants to that.
Man, nature's cool.
These are my favorite days.
Going out into the middle of the wilderness
and just taking in the beauty, going for a hike.
Wow.
Woohoo!
(laughing)
What a perfect spot to have lunch.
Our guide was just cooking up some warm red lentil soup.
We have some little bread barbecuing over there as well.
But wow,
couldn't think of a better place to have lunch.
Mmm.
Ahh.
That warms you up.
Currently negative 10 at the moment,
so this soup is hitting the spot.
- So cute.
Our guide left us with hot chocolate
with a graham cracker and a big marshmallow.
- 'Cause he knew we were about to drive
all the way to Jasper which is about three hours
but that was so much fun.
- Oh my gosh. - I loved it.
- Amazing, right?
- But anyway, cheers.
- Cheers, next stop.
- Jasper.
- Just got a bit of a drive to go.
- Yeah, got my hot chocolate.
(dramatic piano music)
- Guess who made it?
- Woohoo!
Alrighty, guys.
We just arrived in Jasper.
I hope you enjoyed that little vlog here.
The ice bubbles were so cool to see in person.
But we have one more Canada vlog.
We're gonna show you Jasper and Edmonton.
So if you're new around here
make sure you hit subscribe
and we'll see you next time.
- Bye!
- There's Jess, walking back with her dessert.
Her hot chocolate and a s'more.
- In the snow.
- She can't get over how breathtaking this all is.
- Right here? - Ahh!
(laughing)