Our last day in Banff, we decided to go to Emerald Lake. It is located in Yoho National Park that bumps up to Banff NP. It was about 40 minutes from our campground. Emerald Lake was gorgeous! The blue of the water is caused by the glacial till. It makes you think the water has to be warm like the Caribbean. Unfortunately, just the opposite-it is freezing! It was a cloudy, gloomy day. We got rained on halfway around the lake, but were thrilled to try out our rain gear we brought. The kids and Scott were really excited to rent a canoe, so we did. I was a little stressed out about what happens if the canoe tips in the middle of the lake(the water is freezing-can the kids make it to the side of the lake?). Well, it all worked out and we did not tip over, thankfully! It was pretty cool being out in the lake with a slight rain coming down. Kids loved it!!
