In the Valley of the Ten Peaks

Moraine Lake and The Valley of the Ten Peaks

MORAINE LAKE, AB - - We're surrounded by mountains.  Most notably 10 giants all over 10,000'.  The 10 give the valley in which Moraine Lake nestles its name.  These members of the Candian Rockies were named by an early explorer after the numbers 1-10 in the Stoney Nakoda First Nations language.  This wasn't good enough for the government which later renamed the peaks after famous people, friends, political patrons and businessmen.
     Look for a paddle boarder in the lower left of the photo.  He's just sitting there taking in the grandeur.