Up and out early to the Bear Claw Bakery where we had scones, muffins and bought huge delicious cookies for the day's snack. We headed out to Maligne Canyon and Medicine Lake. We were surprised by huge ram sheep grazing the roadside.
This was the only bear we saw on the whole trip. I kept wanting to canoe but couldn't get any takers. The sun was in just the right place at Medicine Lake for the reflection to be awesome (overly used word! but true). 
Athabasca Falls has to be the most beautiful place I have ever seen.
It was a spiritual place. I told the boys when they were looking at the pictures that God was there. Little Sam said, "Could you dig in the dirt and see Him?" I told him that you could feel God's presence in the sound and beauty of this place. In places it was roaring and in other places it was very quiet.
We saw quite a lot of these buildings-inside and out. They were very clean and not as smelly as Southern "outdoor" facilities.
After a short rest it was on to Mount Edith Cavell. You KNOW we HIKED it! Angel Wing Glacier is located on Mt. Edith Cavell. While we were hiking down to the Lake the glacier calved. That's most unusual and even more unusual to be seen. We each touched the glacier ice and I even ate some. Eating ice that was thousands of years old was amazing. 
I picked up a heart shaped rock while we were hiking back to the car. I'll always remember the grand lady Edith Cavell.
We rode back to town and found a Greek restaurant called Something Else. After all the hiking and looking we were starving. We each ordered a steak which was delicious and had wonderful veggies with it. After a walk around the quaint little town we headed back to the Lodge where we all just faded into a deep sleep.
Tomorrow's a driving day--three days left. You won't believe what's coming up!
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