It rained a bit overnight, but it was clear in the morning. At least when we first woke
up. We were trying to get an early start to beat the rain. As it happened, it started to
rain just as we left a little after 9am, heading up the road to Lake Louise to start a hike to
Lake Agnes.
After the hike we stopped by the grocery store in Lake Louise village for some ice cream and
supplies. Then we returned to camp. A man and his son from Oregon were camping nearby and
saw us struggling with the wet wood and came over to help. Thankfully, the wind was blowing in
a different direction today so all the smoke we created didn't blow into the next campsite
tonight. We appreciated the help, and we finally were able to get our fire started.
In the future we'll know to cover our firewood!
As I walked to the water faucet to fill our containers, a woman camping near us asked if we
were at Lake Agnes today. She had been there, too, and had recognized us (more likely our
kids), although we hadn't seen her. She said lots of people from the campground were at Lake Agnes
today. It's a popular hike. It was probably made more popular by the fact that it had
rained heavily the past couple days so today's weather was the best in recent days. Sure,
it had rained a little, but it wasn't too bad.
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