Eric Praetzel - West 2015 Trip

2016 Kia Rio 5 1.6L 137 hp rated 6.3 / 8.5 L/100km average 6.09 L/100km from 10100 to 13000 km  GDI
  This car is like sitting in a bucket in the passenger seat - it's hard to see over the dash if you're an average many or woman

 2 weeks hiking 

 Food - 8c water, 4c oats breakfast + dates & raisins
 Food - aprox $500 food, $2k flight, $1k car, $1k camping / entrance fees

Saturday Aug 29 -

7am 9C light drizzle
 the day depends upon visibility
 I slept in a sweater with long pants and socks - that helped

 Mt Edith Cavel - light rain - hints of views
 The hike had some great views - stable screen and wind, a mix of sun, rain, smoke and cloud
 -0 drove to Peto lake to hike upto a where a fire tower was - light rain towards the half way point then medium rain and heavy rain as we drove away
 - drove towards Lake Louise, stayed at Misquito Lake CAmpground - cooking shelters!
 - we had a brief hailstorm

Bow Summit

Sunday Aug 30 -

 5am 7C, rain bursts overnight 
 - bits of snow at higher elevations
 - hiked about 4km towards Lake Helen with some great views - we headed to a high meadow where we thought the lake might be and then turned around.  Rain started 45 min from the start and we had medium rain the last 30 min - heavy rain when we got into the car
 - hiked the paint pots - it's getting run down - interperative trail
 - visitor center in Banff  - we're cold, mostly dried out
 - drove to Banff Hotsprings for a dip - really nice - then more driving rain and back to Lake Louise campground
 - hiked along Lake Louse - good views - two more blisters on my feet - wet running shoes are great for blistering me!
 - a cold night is in store - but it's our last one!

Paint Points Trail