PEYTO LAKE, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada

Peyto Lake is located in Banff National Park near Bow Summit approximately 38Km north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway. The lake itself is easily accessed from the Icefields Parkway. It was named for Bill Peyto, an early trail guide and trapper in the Banff area. Glacial lakes have that beautiful turquoise color due to fine grained glacial silt suspended in the water. The silt tends to refract the blue-green spectra of the sun’s white light. Travel Merchandise: Balaclava -