点评:I only realized that this lake needs shuttle reservation one week before my trip. Unlike Lake Louise or Moraine, this place's reservations has been gone for the whole summer several months ago and there's no Last-Minute ticket offered, when I called the park reservation online and inquired about how to get there without shuttle service, the service lady politely suggested I could walk the 11 Km path to Lake O'hara. hmm, ok, I'm fit and can handle that.
So on my last day of stay at Canadian rockies (July 8, 2024), I headed to Lake O'hara parking lot off Hwy 1. my family member won't make it so she waited for me at the trail head. It took me 2hr 20 mins to walk 11km to reach the lake, along the way, I encountered a man, a woman heading out. I was also warned by the park ranger in pickup truck along the way there's a grizzly bear near 4km marker. I didn't see any bear though. the lake itself is spectacular, very quiet and has amazing views. I spent 50 mins at the lake exploring and taking pictures, when I started heading downhill, a shuttle arrived, since I don't have shuttle reservation, I walked down the trail and it took a bit over 2 hrs.
all in all, it's worth it. but make reservation if you can. otherwise, just walk it up if you're fit, plan for 4 to 5 hrs though for the 22-Km walk.
翻译:我只是在旅行前一周才意识到这个湖需要预订班车。与路易斯湖或梦莲湖不同,这个地方的预订几个月前整个夏天都已经没有了,而且没有提供最后一分钟的门票,当我在线拨打公园预订电话并询问如何在没有班车服务的情况下到达那里时,服务小姐礼貌地建议我可以步行 11 公里到奥哈拉湖。嗯,好的,我身体健康,可以应付。
所以在我住在加拿大落基山脉的最后一天(2024 年 7 月 8 日),我前往 1 号高速公路旁的奥哈拉湖停车场。我的家人不会来,所以她在小道入口等我。我花了 2 小时 20 分钟步行 11 公里到达湖边,一路上,我遇到了一个男人和一个女人出去。沿途的皮卡车上的公园管理员还警告我,在 4 公里标记附近有一只灰熊。但我没有看到任何熊。湖本身很壮观,非常安静,景色令人惊叹。我在湖边花了 50 分钟探索和拍照,当我开始下山时,一辆班车来了,因为我没有预订班车,所以我沿着小路走下去,花了 2 个多小时。
总的来说,这是值得的。但如果可以的话,请提前预订。否则,如果你身体健康,就步行上去,不过 22 公里的步行计划需要 4 到 5 个小时。