Pyramid Lake is a beautiful lake located 15 minutes North of Jasper. The lake lies right beside Pyramid Mountain. The calm lake water reflects Pyramid Mountain like a mirror. Many tourist groups come by Pyramid Lake for a short stop just to enjoy the view. The Pyramid Lake Resort is also just right beside the lake. There are many canoes and boats that can be rented by people and enjoy a relaxing quiet day on the lake.
We went to visit Pyramid Lake early in the morning to avoid the crowd. There isn't a lot of parking space, but the road is wide enough to park on the side of the road. When we got to Pyramid Lake, it was around 8AM in the morning. We could see the morning mist hovering above the lake and the cloud on the mountain was just clearing away. It was so quiet in the early morning when no one was there.
We walked along the lake shore. There is a dock right in front of Pyramid Lake resort with several benches for people to take rest. We sat on the bench and enjoyed our morning coffee.
As we enjoyed our view, we saw several tour bus driving by and headed North along the lake. The tour bus was heading to the Pyramid Island. The Pyramid Island is just North of Pyramid Lake Resort. There is a bridge connected to Pyramid Island from the lake shore to allow people to walk to the island.
There are also several hiking trails around Pyramid Lake and they go really far. At the trail head, it has warning sign indicating the sighting of bears in the region and warned to have proper equipments before proceeding with the hike. We had bear spray with us, but had other plans later in the day. So we decided to try the hiking trail next time.
Overall, Pyramid Lake is a lovely place to be at to enjoy the morning. When the sun light shines upon the mountain, its reflection on the lake is just breath taking. We highly recommend people to come visit this place at Jasper National Park even if it's just for 30 minutes. One thing to note is that the road to Pyramid Lake is not very well maintained. So extra caution is needed when Driving to Pyramid Lake.
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