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Marokiii t1_irdt4h1 wrote

Reply to comment by abie915 in Autumn in the north is hard to beat. Northwest Territories, Canada [OC] [1080x1602] by TritonTheDark

Go to moraine lake instead, after about 20 minutes of hiking you leave behind about 90% of the tourists. After about a hour you are left with only a handful of people who like you want to enjoy the peace more than taking pictures.

Sentinel pass is perhaps my favorite hike in all 4 of the rocky mountain national parks.

edit: stanley glacier in kootney NP is also a great hike thats not difficult but has awesome views + waterfalls you can actually get underneath and a glacier you can touch if you go all the way + a bit farther.

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abie915 t1_irf53p6 wrote

I was lucky enough to go to Moraine lake. I don't know if you've been there recently, but the parking lot only holds 100 or so cars and fills up at 3 AM or so, and they barricade the road after that. There is a bus that runs from Lake Louise parking lot to Moraine, but they release tickets 48 hours before the trip and those usually sell out pretty quickly. Forget about buying a ticket the day you're there.

In my case, I was lucky enough to get there towards the end of the day. There weren't any bus tickets left, but some cars had left so they let me drive.

Thanks for the tips, will bookmark those for my next trip! In case you're in Jasper, I highly recommend the hike up to the Geraldine lakes, which are gorgeous. The trailhead is at the end of a rutted dirt road and I think I saw maybe four people the entire day I was there.

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