In the depths of winter
Remembering winter
Lake Louise, Alberta
Clark's Nutcracker
Over the shoulder glance
Patience
Feasting on berries
In the cold
Bohemian Waxwing
Chateau Lake Louise
Bohemian Waxwing with berry
My best penguin impersonation
Bohemian Waxwing
Ice sculpture
Ice sculpture 2
Man versus nature
Storm clouds a-brewing
Butter-and-eggs
Little alien at Lake Louise
Ice castle at Lake Louise, 2008
Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow
Lake Louise on a rainy day
Spikes of ice
Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
Now THIS is winter!
"Canoe with three warriors", by Team Sakha from Ru…
Clark's Nutcracker
Snow, snow and more snow
Winter beauty
A winter walk
Chateau Lake Louise and ice castle
The beauty of Lake Louise
When winter really was winter
Clark's Nutcracker
Ice carving at Lake Louise
The path to tranquility
An ice fairy's magic wand
Wings of ice
Fluffed to the max
Dwarfed
Ice Castle
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Chateau Lake Louise
Yesterday, I went on a day bus trip to Lake Louise in Banff National Park. Lake Louise is a two-hour drive west of Calgary, through the spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery.
"The hotel was first conceived by the railway at the end of the 19th century, as a vacation destination to lure moneyed travellers into taking trains and heading West. By the time airplanes and automobiles had displaced the trains, it had gained sufficient renown to have a life of its own. The Canadian Pacific Railway long ago sold it to other interests.
From the start, the goal was to exploit the stunning natural beauty of the emerald-green lake and of Victoria glacier which rose above it. There were many hiking and canoeing itineraries for nature lovers. Eventually, all the natural areas around the hotel were incorporated into the Banff National Park. This park has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Originally built to function only in summer, the hotel was winterized in 1982 and now offers all of the regular ski resort fare during the winter months. In addition to the usual skiing, ice skating and snowboarding, there are sleigh rides, ice sculpture contests and snowshoe excursions." From Wikipedia.
"The hotel was first conceived by the railway at the end of the 19th century, as a vacation destination to lure moneyed travellers into taking trains and heading West. By the time airplanes and automobiles had displaced the trains, it had gained sufficient renown to have a life of its own. The Canadian Pacific Railway long ago sold it to other interests.
From the start, the goal was to exploit the stunning natural beauty of the emerald-green lake and of Victoria glacier which rose above it. There were many hiking and canoeing itineraries for nature lovers. Eventually, all the natural areas around the hotel were incorporated into the Banff National Park. This park has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Originally built to function only in summer, the hotel was winterized in 1982 and now offers all of the regular ski resort fare during the winter months. In addition to the usual skiing, ice skating and snowboarding, there are sleigh rides, ice sculpture contests and snowshoe excursions." From Wikipedia.
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