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Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake, British Columbia, Canada
The beauty of Lake Louise
Rent a canoe at Emerald Lake
Taking the quieter road
Narrow strip of light
Sunlight on distant peaks
Mountain view on an owl-less day
A sky filled with clouds
Rolling hills and distant peaks
A day in the mountains
Meadow Creek area, Benchlands
Prince of Wales hotel, Waterton
Layers of colour
Fading into the distance
Above the tree line
A view from Mt. Shark
Lower Kananaskis Lake at Peninsular
The long hike down the mountain
When winter comes to the mountains
When fall colours are just a memory
A patterned sky
Gap Lake
Two winters ago
One spectacular fall day
Plateau Mountain, Kananaskis
Arethusa Cirque trail, Kananaskis
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Upper Waterton Lake, seen from the town
A different view from Maskinonge lookout, Waterton
A view from Red Rock Canyon, Waterton
Wide angle on the Bighorn Sheep ridge
Our precious Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta…
Waterton Lake from the townsite - before the fire
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Cattle drive in the mountains of Kananaskis, Alber…
Ghost Reservoir
A favourite view, Waterton Lakes National Park
Wide open spaces
Travelling the Cobble Flats road
How I love Alberta!
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Farmland of the Alberta foothills
Autumn's glory
Our foothills in Impressive Art
View looking west towards the Rockies
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Emerald Lake, British Columbia
Emerald Lake - a little gem of the Rockies
Three days in Waterton Lakes National Park
My favourite view in Bow Valley Provincial Park
The golds and blues at Frank Lake
Driving in a winter wonderland
Mountain splendour
Sunshine on a mighty peak
From shadow to light
Red barn on a sunny day
Layers and stripes
Old barn with a view
Sunlit peaks
A final goodbye
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Yesterday morning's sunrise
Mountain view
The beauty of low cloud
Where I was, yesterday
The smoke breathing monster
A beautiful display of Fireweed
A peaceful litte spot
Near Morant's Curve
Beyond the treetops
A disappearing act
Reflected beauty
Through the Rocky Mountains
Here one minute, gone the next
Through a fancy window
Forgetmenot Pond
Prairie blues and golds
Cascade Mt., Banff
Between Calgary and Lake Louise
Canoeing on Bow Lake
From Mt. Shark, Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail
A view from Mt. Shark, Kananaskis
A favourite place
Peaks and clouds
Along the Smith-Dorrien / Spray Trail
A touch of autumn colour
The beginning of fall
Blanket of gold
Moraine Lake
Lac des Arcs
Hello sun, goodbye moon
A study in blues
Formations
Distant peaks
Peaks around Banff
On the edge of insanity
Driving the Wildcat Hills
Ghost Lake
Arethusa Cirque, Kananaskis
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Morning awakes
I should have set my alarm for this morning (12 December 2015) after all, as my 'traumatic' afternoon yesterday seems to have tired me out even more than I realized, lol. I actually had to go to a shopping mall, something that I normally avoid at all cost - and just two weeks before Christmas! This insanity was caused by an electric kettle that had finally worn out the evening before and I knew there was no way around it. This trip reminded me why I dislike this time of year so much!
Later, to calm my frazzled nerves, I started looking through some scenic shots in my archives. This was one of the first ones I came across, taken more or less a year ago. A change of colour for my photostream, too.
What a day I had a year ago, on 7 December 2014, with friends Cathy and Terry, in an absolute winter wonderland! We set off about 7:45 a.m. (still dark) and drove westwards to the Kananaskis area of our majestic mountains. Early in the drive, the sunrise turned the still distant mountains pink (zoomed photo that made the mountains appear closer than they actually were). This is always such an amazing sight to see. Full moon for us was 6 December, about 24 hours before this day trip began.
Once we had reached Kananaskis, we drove the area of Highway 40 that is still open (the rest of this highway is closed during the winter months) and also the Smith-Dorrien road. There had been a recent snowfall and the trees were still covered in snow, which turned everywhere into a winter wonderland. There was no wind and the temperatures hovered a few degrees around 0C. Sunshine, a few clouds, and fun company made it such a great day!
My friends had been hoping for a long time to be able to show me a winter Moose and, on this day, they did well, finding a beautiful female and, at another location, a male with antlers that looked rather like two little twigs sticking out of the side of his head. The size of both these wild animals was huge! The closest we saw them both was when they approached the car. You can stop the car some distance away from them, but if they are busy licking off the salt and minerals from any car in sight, they sometimes might eventually come close. All the female was interested in was doing this very thing : ) She would occasionally stop, straighten up and look and listen - usually this would be because she had heard or seen people snow-shoeing or cross-country skiing on a nearby trail through the forest. The rest of the time, she licked and licked and licked some more - the slurping sound could be heard from quite some distance :) At one point, she bent both front knees to kneel, so that she could reach the lower part of a vehicle. Lol, she did a fine job of cleaning headlights till they shone. Impressive and rather amusing at the same time. Free carwash, anyone??
We saw the female first, then the youngish male, and then we saw the same female a second time, later. After feeding on dead leaves and tiny twigs from under the deep snow, she then lay down in the snow among some trees - the first time I had ever seen a Moose lying down. Such a peaceful scene - no one else was around either.
I always feel so privileged when I witness any kind of wildlife, especially so when you get the chance to watch a while and learn the behaviour of the animal or bird you are lucky enough to see. My friends were so delighted to be able to let me experience this, though I've always said that just being in such spectacular scenery and being able to photograph the mountains is more than enough for me.
Later, to calm my frazzled nerves, I started looking through some scenic shots in my archives. This was one of the first ones I came across, taken more or less a year ago. A change of colour for my photostream, too.
What a day I had a year ago, on 7 December 2014, with friends Cathy and Terry, in an absolute winter wonderland! We set off about 7:45 a.m. (still dark) and drove westwards to the Kananaskis area of our majestic mountains. Early in the drive, the sunrise turned the still distant mountains pink (zoomed photo that made the mountains appear closer than they actually were). This is always such an amazing sight to see. Full moon for us was 6 December, about 24 hours before this day trip began.
Once we had reached Kananaskis, we drove the area of Highway 40 that is still open (the rest of this highway is closed during the winter months) and also the Smith-Dorrien road. There had been a recent snowfall and the trees were still covered in snow, which turned everywhere into a winter wonderland. There was no wind and the temperatures hovered a few degrees around 0C. Sunshine, a few clouds, and fun company made it such a great day!
My friends had been hoping for a long time to be able to show me a winter Moose and, on this day, they did well, finding a beautiful female and, at another location, a male with antlers that looked rather like two little twigs sticking out of the side of his head. The size of both these wild animals was huge! The closest we saw them both was when they approached the car. You can stop the car some distance away from them, but if they are busy licking off the salt and minerals from any car in sight, they sometimes might eventually come close. All the female was interested in was doing this very thing : ) She would occasionally stop, straighten up and look and listen - usually this would be because she had heard or seen people snow-shoeing or cross-country skiing on a nearby trail through the forest. The rest of the time, she licked and licked and licked some more - the slurping sound could be heard from quite some distance :) At one point, she bent both front knees to kneel, so that she could reach the lower part of a vehicle. Lol, she did a fine job of cleaning headlights till they shone. Impressive and rather amusing at the same time. Free carwash, anyone??
We saw the female first, then the youngish male, and then we saw the same female a second time, later. After feeding on dead leaves and tiny twigs from under the deep snow, she then lay down in the snow among some trees - the first time I had ever seen a Moose lying down. Such a peaceful scene - no one else was around either.
I always feel so privileged when I witness any kind of wildlife, especially so when you get the chance to watch a while and learn the behaviour of the animal or bird you are lucky enough to see. My friends were so delighted to be able to let me experience this, though I've always said that just being in such spectacular scenery and being able to photograph the mountains is more than enough for me.
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