Tuesday, August 23, 2011

and even more

in the continuing series:

Sculpture at the entrance to Rocky Mountain House (along a field where buffalo actually do "roam"):


Falls coming into Saskatchewan River in Jasper National Park:


We had one morning with rain and fog:


Growing near a path in Jasper National Park:


Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park (two views):



the road to Mount Edith Cavell and the Angel Glacier:


the river flowing from Maligne Lake:


Lake Annette reflections:


Maligne Canyon bridge (the fifth bridge of six along the path):


at the Hat Creek Ranch near Cache Creek (along the historic Cariboo Wagon Road) three views:




Back in America - we stopped at the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River:


So now I have to start working on the photo book in earnest... look for a later posting of that with more photos....

more more

continuing on from the last post:

a new use for old boots:


Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park (two views)



Tekakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park:


Peyto Lake in Banff National Park


The Weeping Wall in Banff National Park:


Upper Waterfowl Lake in Banff National Park:


 Lake Hector in the distance:


TB gets some glacier water right at the source:


giant glacier vehicle- holds sixty plus passengers- has six wheel drive - tires at 15 lbs pressure only one of the ones made is outside of Canada - in Antartica....


The small speck below is another one of the glacier vehicle on the road to the glacier "walk around" point at the foot of the glacier's upward slope (helps to give some perspective- it was big)


this was a natural stopping point as we go on to the next place (photo-wise) so enjoy the trip...

Monday, August 22, 2011

some good ones

have started to go through the photos from the trip and have been remembering the amazing beauty we saw- so thought I would post some of the ones I liked in the first pass:

on the Bow River in Banff


a first nations coat displayed in the Rocky Mountain House Museum:


the entrance to the black smith shop at Hat Creek Ranch:


the barber "shop" room at the Hat Creek Inn - located just off the saloon:


one of our first turquoise lakes in Kootenay Park:


field flowers on the way at Kootenay Park:


The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff:


a real live Mountie at the Bow Falls view point:


Banff from the Gondola view point- the yellow dot is where our hotel (the Arrrow) was located:



viewing platform from the Banff Gondola trip:


A morning view at Vermilion Lakes:


A guy we passed on the Bow Valley Parkway:


The stunning Lake Louise:


The Fairmont Lake Louise lobby:


Several views of Moraine Lake:




TB at Moraine Lake:



there are so many I like that I will do this in a couple of posts- so watch for more....