Two Jake Lake

The beginning of July always seems to be the best time to go camping. Me and a small group of friends decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and headed out to Two Jack Lake for our camping trip. After arriving, we quickly set up camp and drove out to a nearby trail that would lead us up to Boom Lake.

For those of you who haven't been to Boom Lake, Boom Lake Trail is one of the more accessible trails. Parking is plenty and the parking lot even has bathrooms in case you need to do a last minute numero uno. The trail is relatively straight forward with no sudden gradient changes that will make your life hell.

After about 5 kilometers or so, we managed to reach the lake... and I must say, it was definitely worth the hike.

This is the view that will greet you after you emerge from the tree line. Of course pictures will never do this view justice, so I highly recommend that you guys go out there and do this hike! It's well worth the time.

Boom Lake lies right next to the border of Alberta and British Columbia, but it's actually not that far of a drive from Banff itself. This shot faces towards the SE side of the lake (correct me if I'm wrong).

A shot towards the other side of the lake towards the NW side of Boom Lake. Outside the tree line you'll come across large boulders and cobbles that you need to be careful around when trekking through. Once you reach the actual lakeside though.. it's absolutely gorgeous.

Since I'm not baller and lack the gear to do some proper super wide angle shots, here are some iPhone panoramics for you guys to enjoy. Hopefully they don't look too bad on the big screen!

The view right when you emerge out the treeline and onto the lake shore. Quite a different view from my previous hike up to Moose Mountain. It's definitely more relaxing knowing that you're not on the summit of a mountain about to get electrocuted by thunder clouds... (but that's beside the point).

After having lunch and an hour or so of lounging around, we made our way back down the trail. Back at camp, I decided to head out by myself to shoot some more cliche landscape photos.

By the time I made it out to this point, the sun was about an hour or so away from setting. (I tried my best to capture the actual color of the lighting.)

After a while of lounging on the lakeside, a few friends decided to join in and well.. they decided to walk into the lake (because why not, right?). 

The next day we planned on doing a second hike but the weather forecast didn't look that great. Instead, we did our rounds around Banff and did what tourists do. Anyways, that's pretty much all the pictures I took during the trip. Hope you guys enjoyed the photos!