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The forecast for Banff was getting worse and worse as the week progressed, so I used my handy "Don't Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies" book to pick a couple of "rainy day hikes" (Consolation Lakes and Boom Lake) instead of proceeding with Aylmer Lookout. As it turned out, we only got rained on a little bit, and probably could have done Aylmer just fine, but we had a splendid time doing our alternate hikes today anyway. First, out to Consolation Lakes, where there was a group size restriction (due to bears in the area) - we had to be at least six and had to stay within 3m of each other. That was a first for me, although I've heard of it before. We did not see any bears, but we did spot a couple of fine hoary marmots, and saw (and heard) lots of avalanches coming down Temple Mountain. While walking around on the big rocks, Mike suddenly lost his nipple (from his camelback). After helping him search for the lost nipple for a short time, we decided it would be easiest to just let the nipple go, and instead dub Mike with a nickname: "Nibbly". We had a snack on the rocky shore of Consolation Lake, under the cliffs (and slides) of Mount Babel, and then returned to our cars. A few miles back towards Calgary we found the trailhead for Boom Lake, our second hike for the day. A very similar hike to Consolation - little elevation gain, on a well-forested and humid trail. Reaching Boom Lake, we got rained on for a short time, but hung out and communed with the splendor around us for a while before heading back out. Yoda, naturally, sampled every body of water that he found today. -- Rhonda

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The forecast for Banff was getting worse and worse as the week progressed, so I used my handy "Don't Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies" book to pick a couple of "rainy day hikes" (Consolation Lakes and Boom Lake) instead of proceeding with Aylmer Lookout. As it turned out, we only got rained on a little bit, and probably could have done Aylmer just fine, but we had a splendid time doing our alternate hikes today anyway.

First, out to Consolation Lakes, where there was a group size restriction (due to bears in the area) - we had to be at least six and had to stay within 3m of each other. That was a first for me, although I've heard of it before. We did not see any bears, but we did spot a couple of fine hoary marmots, and saw (and heard) lots of avalanches coming down Temple Mountain. While walking around on the big rocks, Mike suddenly lost his nipple (from his camelback). After helping him search for the lost nipple for a short time, we decided it would be easiest to just let the nipple go, and instead dub Mike with a nickname: "Nibbly". We had a snack on the rocky shore of Consolation Lake, under the cliffs (and slides) of Mount Babel, and then returned to our cars.

A few miles back towards Calgary we found the trailhead for Boom Lake, our second hike for the day. A very similar hike to Consolation - little elevation gain, on a well-forested and humid trail. Reaching Boom Lake, we got rained on for a short time, but hung out and communed with the splendor around us for a while before heading back out. Yoda, naturally, sampled every body of water that he found today.

-- Rhonda

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Valley of ten peaks
Joshua really loved Yoda
Marmot

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