Aschi "Freestone"'s photos

Along the Fraser River Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia with a length of 1,375 km. It originates on the west side of the Rocky Mountains in Mount Robson Provincial Park and ends in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver. The river was a transportation route and a source of food for the indigenous people of the region. In 1858, gold was found on sandbars south of Yale , triggering the Fraser River gold rush. The river initially flows slowly northwest in meandering channels along the flat valley floor of the Rocky Mountain Trench to Prince George, BC, where it makes a bend to the south, south of Quesnel it enters Fraser Canyon. Here the river has cut 300-600 m deep into the bedrock. At Hell's Gate, south of Boston Bar, the river is narrowed to 35 m. At Hope, the river turns west, and the gradient of the river becomes flatter. The valley becomes wide to a delta about 50 km wide, the river empties into the Strait of Georgia at Vancouver . The water that flows through the Fraser River comes mainly from the snowmelt, the largest flow from May to July and the smallest from January to March.

One of Canada's leading transportation and logistics companies. The CN team consists of approximately 23,000 railroad workers and is essential to the Canadian economy it transports more than C$250 billion worth of goods annually for a wide variety of industries, from commodity products to manufactured goods to consumer goods , over a rail network of approximately 20,000 route miles in Canada and Central America.

Mount Robson Park the second oldest park in British Columbia. This park offers everything from drivable campgrounds to remote, rarely visited valleys. Mount Robson, at 3,954 meters, is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies and towers over the surrounding peaks. As part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains World Heritage Site, Mount Robson Park protects the headwaters of the Fraser River.

On the Road on the Highway of Tears The Highway of Tears is a 724 km stretch of Yellowhead Highway 16 in British Columbia where quite a few (mostly Indigenous) women have disappeared or been found murdered. The Highway of Tears , part of a , nationwide crisis regarding missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The national government launched a national investigation into these cases. Twenty-three First Nations (indigenous people's groups) border Highway 16. The regions are characterized by poverty, and until 2017 there was no accurate public transportation, many locals were forced to travel by hitchhiking. The exact number of women who have disappeared or been murdered along Highway 16 is disputed.

The bear emerged from the bushes next to us and comfortably retreated back into the bushes . A great encounter with this furry guy. The most dangerous are: Mother bear with offspring, animals used to food from humans (garbage bears), Animals defending the food they have just snatched Basic rules of behavior towards bears, never approach the animal or even feed it,never surprise the animal In Canada's west there are not only bears, but also wild cougars.

Bears and other animals on Maligne Road On the Maligne Road , one can also observe wild animals well, if one has the eyes open. On the way back from Maligne Lake we met him. Brown, black or grizzly bears are quite numerous and deserve respect. Since man is encroaching more and more into the bears' territories, dangerous encounters occur from time to time. Bears can climb trees and run as fast as a horse. They are incredibly strong and capable of tearing apart cars to get to something edible.

What we have encountered among other things, the forest plots burned down by rangers as a precaution, partly to form firebreaks and partly for fertilization, which looked a bit unreal.

On the trip around Maligne Lake The famous Maligne Lake, one of the most lensed lakes in Canada. As also the largest glacial lake in the Rocky Mountains. Framed by mountains, the water crystal clear. You can hike along both sides of the shore, which gives always changing beautiful views of the lake to enjoy .

Maligne Lake Jasper National Park Maligne Lake is the largest natural lake in the Canadian Rockies. Surrounded by snow- and ice-covered mountains, it stretches 22 km long past tranquil Spirit Island . Open forest of lodgepole pine and spruce, home to moose, harlequin ducks and many other species of wildlife, surrounds the lake. Maligne Lake was originally known to the Aboriginal people as Chaba Imne, Beaver Lake. The most famous image of the Canadian Rockies is that of Spirit Island in the middle of Maligne Lake. The island is not accessible by road or hiking trail. The only way to reach Spirit Island is by excursion boats or private, non-motorised boats.

On a sunny day, Medicine Lake looks like an alpine lake. In summer, Medicine Lake is blue-green . When the warm weather subsides, a curious thing happens: the lake disappears. Medicine Lake becomes "The Vanishing Lake" as the indigenous people call it. Jasper National Park is located on the territory of many indigenous peoples, they were the ones who gave Medicine Lake its name. Not only was it curious for them to see a lake drain year after year, there is no obvious drainage system that makes the lake magical. It seems to be the work of the "big medicine" that makes the water disappear every year. An underground drain runs 17 kilometres downstream and reappears below Maligne Canyon. It is the longest underground drainage system in Canada.

But the sheer force and volume of the Athabasca River plunging into a narrow gorge make Athabasca Falls one of the most powerful waterfalls in the Canadian Rockies. The Athabasca River, the largest river system in Jasper National Park. The river and falls are fed by water from the Columbia Icefield glaciers, mountain snowmelt and rainwater. After the water masses have fallen over these steep steps, the Athabasca River flows more leisurely again.

In the distance a mighty roar we approach the Athabasca Falls, Jasper National Park The 23 meter high Athabasca Falls is not very high for the Canadian Rockies, but its size makes it one of the largest waterfalls. It pours over a layer of hard quartzite, cutting into the softer limestone below, intricate structures, potholes a short canyon, were created.

Sunwapta Falls Jasper National Park Sunwapta Falls, a raging waterfall , just one of many waterfalls. At Sunwapta Falls, the smaller Chaba Valley and the larger Athabasca Valley join to form a spectacular step waterfall that has carved a deep limestone gorge into the rock a few feet below the jetty.

On the way north, in Jasper National Park, the river flows leisurely through the valley.

On the way north, It seems as if rice is planted here, but this is not the case, the surrounding area of the Bow River is only flooded.

Peyto Lake seen from Bow Summit The lake itself is located near the Icefields Parkway. In summer, large amounts of glacial flour and glacial milk flow into the lake from nearby glaciers; these suspended rock particles give the lake its bright turquoise color. It was named after Bill Peyto, a former park ranger, trapper and mountain guide. The "wild" Bill Peyto was a pioneer, mountain guide and early park ranger of Banff National Park. Peyto lived in England before emigrating to Canada in February 1887 and settling in the Canadian Rockies, where he worked as a railroad laborer. In the mid-1890s, Peyto built a log cabin near the Bow River where he stored equipment for hunting and trapping. Peyto worked as a park ranger in Banff National Park from 1913 until his retirement in 1936. Peyto was best known for his services as a mountain guide and was selected to lead many prominent British, Swiss, and American climbers on numerous expeditions in the Canadian Rockies. Bill Peyto was one of the leading figures in the Brotherhood of Mountain Guides and Packers that flourished at the turn of the century, and his knowledge of the mountains that surround us was surpassed by few. Bill was described as utterly fearless and was always willing to take any risk to protect those entrusted to his care. The Peyto Glacier on the Continental Divide and Lake Peyto are named in his honor.

Bow Lake north of Lake Louise, on the Icefield Parkway near Crowfoot Glacier, at an elevation of 1,920 m it is one of the largest lakes in Banff National Park. The lake is fed by meltwater from the Bow Glacier. When we visited the lake, a real blizzard fell over the lake, which is still partly frozen and covered with ice.

Art from nature - driftwood a piece of nature...... Alluvial wood / driftwood is the name given to wood that floats on the water , was driven to the shore by wind, storm , current or swell. Could driftwood talk , every single piece would have an interesting story to tell about its long journey . The driftwood is shaped by the water, bleached by the sun and usually washed by the water for years.