Today's photo is of the famous Lake Agnes teahouse near Lake Louise. Our hiking guidebook to the Rockies rates this hike as a "Don't do" on account of its dullness as a hike, popularity and, by Rockies standards, unremarkable location. But there's a but in there too: it's deemed an acceptable hike if you're using it as a way to get somewhere else, or on a rainy day in the shoulder season when there's really nothing else to do. Well, it's not shoulder season but it is a cool rainy day and our curiosity got the better of us. Besides, a hike in the rain with a hot drink at the end is pretty much always welcome.
Sure enough, the hike was unremarkable to the point of being truly unworthy of bothering but at least it was fairly quiet. We came to a point where the trees thinned out and we noticed the rain appeared to be falling more slowly. Err, that's not rain - it's snow! So we continued up to the teahouse in light wet snow. The hot soup and cup of tea were very welcome (if a little on the pricey side...) and for a short time, we were the only people there. The rain even eased off a little, and I captured this photo of Maria and Merewyn outside the teahouse.
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Teahouse at Lake Agnes
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