{"id":917,"date":"2010-10-25T08:02:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=917"},"modified":"2015-11-06T09:04:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T17:04:55","slug":"lake-ohara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/lake-ohara\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake O’Hara"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Morning<\/a><\/p>\n

Tucked away\u00a0in British Columbia’s Yoho National Park, Lake O’Hara is one of the crown jewels of the Canadian Rockies.\u00a0 But this alpine wonder is easily\u00a0overlooked with the majestic scenery\u00a0just to the east in\u00a0adjacent Banff and Jasper National Parks.\u00a0 Just seven miles west of Lake Louise on the Trans-Canada highway,\u00a0Lake O’hara’s\u00a0pristine setting is preserved in part because\u00a0it’s located at the end of a seven mile dirt road accessible only by reserved shuttle or foot. Limited accommodations are available at the lakeside lodge, the\u00a0nearby campground, or one of several huts run by the Canadian Alpine Club, but reservations are required and fill up quickly in the summer months.<\/p>\n

In the fall, the turquoise water\u00a0of this glacially fed lake is a beautiful contrast to the golden larch trees that dot the surrounding cliffs. Like many of the lakes in the Canadian Rockies a high level of glacial silt (also known as rock flour) gives the water its incredible blue hue. Wildlife is abundant in the area and mountain goats can frequently be seen on rocky slopes and ridge lines above the lake along with hoary marmots and pikas.\u00a0Nearby Lakes Oesa, Opabin, and McArthur are equally breathtaking if you have more than a day in the area and are accessed by an excellent network of trails. For the photographer, the stunning alpine scenery of the Lake O’hara basin is a\u00a0world-class setting on par with any\u00a0of the more famous sister parks of the Canadian Rockies.<\/p>\n

\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tucked away\u00a0in British Columbia’s Yoho National Park, Lake O’Hara is one of the crown jewels of the Canadian Rockies.\u00a0 But this alpine wonder is easily\u00a0overlooked with the majestic scenery\u00a0just to the east in\u00a0adjacent Banff and Jasper National Parks.\u00a0 Just seven miles west of Lake Louise on the Trans-Canada highway,\u00a0Lake O’hara’s\u00a0pristine setting is preserved in part … <\/p>\n

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