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Canoe launch at Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Canoe launch at Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The lake is called Ho-run-num-nay (Lake of the Little Fishes) by the Stoney Nakota First Nations people. The turquoise colour of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake.
Chateau Lake Louise is a world-renowned mountain resort and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Banff National Park, Alberta. Known as the “Diamond in the Wilderness,” the chateau was built beginning in the late 1800s, and was developed as part of the CPR’s network of hotels. It shares a lineage with the Banff Springs Hotel, Le Chateau Frontenac in Québec City and the Empress Hotel in Victoria. Considering its remote location and its eventual scale, the Chateau Lake Louise marked an important point in the development of the Canadian West.
Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
The Moraine, a huge rock pile to the left, is the reason for the name of the lake.
Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks, in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada
Fat little Chipmunk at the shore of Moraine Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
End of the hike - Bears moved in
Mount Rundle (left) and Vermilion Lakes in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Bow Falls of the Bow River in Banff, Alberta, Canada
Bow Falls in Banff, Alberta, Canada
Bow Falls in Banff, Alberta, Canada
Bow River Rapids near Bow Falls in Banff, Alberta, Canada
Bow Falls in Banff, Alberta, Canada
Lake Minnewanka, or "water or the Spirits" in the Nakoda language, is very close to the city of Banff in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. As the result of a power dam at the west end, this lake has become the longest lake (17 miles) in the Canadian National Park system.
Stewart Canyon bridge, Lake Minnewanka Trail
Foot bridge over Stewart Canyon at the Nort-Eastern end of Lake Minnewanka near Banff, Alberta, Canada
Cascades near Radium Hot Springs, BC, Canada
Small creek cascading through a narrow gorge along the Banff-Windermere Highway near Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
Out of nowhere, this massive guy appeared right in front of my car on Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park. While he was still reading the signs, I grabbed my camera and blindly fired a shot through the windshield.....
Banff in the morning
Mountains surrounding Banff, Alberta, Canada
Morning view over the city of Banff
Panoramic Mountain Range near Canmore, Alberta, stiched out of 10 individual images.
Three Sisters near Canmore, Alberta
Female Dusky Grouse on a trail near Pocaterra Hut, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Chickaree in the Canadian Rockies
A little Chickaree, the smallest and probably noisiest squirrel species in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Between complaining, yelling at me and eating the seeds, this guy managed to take apart a pine cone in no time.
