If you're from Alberta, Lake Louise is... well... meh. It's a tourist spot. I took Tom there (as well as Banff) to say he's been. He was impressed. I won't lie. He snapped pictures like mad. I really has to switch my mindset from grumpy Albertan to tourist.
What really knocked his socks off (or I like to think it did) was Moraine Lake. He was a bit biased as I said it was my favourite place EVER. What I like about it is a you don't have to fight through a wall of people for a picture. There is the perfect un-paved walk around the lake with plenty of places to pause and go ooooooooo. So I think to myself: this is perfect. This is what peace is. And I can breathe.