Canada, AB - Banff National Park
Read MoreCanoe 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 in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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
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.