Summit registers in Canadian Rockies are rite of passage;  hard fought prize for bragging rights that says "I made it".  Usually you find weathered notebook and pencil inside metal canister box, sign your name, read other entries ("What - he was there?") and that's it.  When the notebook fills out, someone brings new one and takes the old down;  it ends in National or Provincial Park archive.  But recently on Bow Peak in Banff National Park I got a surprise when I opened brand new pink canister - looks like guy on the left was having quite a party!   It brought big smile on my face & I had to take this photo (I did sign register notebook too).

Just so you don't think main thing about mountains in Canada are summit registers (and their strange contents);  amazing views are still what matters most!  Below is wide panorama I had to myself for at least 30 minutes, before prying myself off and starting descent.  Big lake is Hector Lake and glaciated mountain to far right is Mount Balfour.  You can read full trip report with many photos in hiking section here

Hector LakeAerial view of Hector Lake with distant snowy peaks of Lake Louise group from summit of Bow Peak (2840m). More info

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