Mount
Temple
Watercolour
and CP
©2019 Charlene Brown
Mount Temple,
at 3544 m the highest mountain in the Lake Louise area, dominates the scenery
in the Bow Valley, but is painted much less frequently than the other
glacier-topped mountains surrounding it. This is probably because the other
mountains are more picturesquely situated in hanging valleys with spectacular
turquoise lakes such as Louise, Moraine and Consolation in front of them.
On the
other hand, Temple is by far the most popular climbing mountain in the area. In
fact just about all the information relating to Temple on the internet has to
do with climbing it, including tips on how to avoid dying on it. The picture
below, a portion of one of the illustrations in a publication, Banff National Park Guide to Mount Temple says it all as far as I am concerned. The fact that they lead with an
explanation of how to signal for a helicopter rescue reinforces my plan to
stick to routes where the only special equipment required is some paint and brushes.
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