Recently, I found myself in , Alberta, for a conference and with hardly any free time. I was determined to squeeze a hike in, but which one?
Initially, I was set on . But circumstances led me and several other attendees to , northeast of the town. It's a short drive via the Trans-Canada Highway and Lake Minnewanka Road in spectacular (and the traditional territory of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation).
Fairholme Range and Johnson Lake Trail. Photo: Stephen Hui.
An easy, three-kilometre path circumnavigates the lake. We opted to go clockwise on the Johnson Lake Trail, which is slippery when icy (spikes recommended).
Along the way, we were treated to grand views of Cascade Mountain and the Fairholme Range. The lake surface was mostly frozen.
Fairholme Range and Johnson Lake. Photo: Stephen Hui.
Johnson Lake lies at an elevation of over 1,400 metres in the Rocky Mountains. The lovely loop took less than an hour.
