Alberta and British Columbia

Barrier Lake, AB near dusk with drizzle

Clouds and the road around Barrier Lake, AB

Drops on needles in Kananaskis at dusk

Banff peaks and clouds

Elk in Banff. Note the velvet on his antlers

Night sky in Kananaskis Country

Pink sky, peaks and low clouds in Alberta

Sunset in Kananaskis Country

Kananaskis River getting to sunset

Sunset with some lovely colour

Hoo Doos south of Invermere, BC

The stream flowing down from the top of the Paint Pots, which are a natural source of ochre which was mined and shipped to paint factories in Calgary, in the old days.

Top of the Paint Pots

Marble Canyon, where it drops about 70 feet straight down. Note the forest fire destruction from about three years ago.

The landscape around Marble Canyon is devastated and yet, new growth is all around. What amazed me is that the forest fire area around the canyon consumed literally hundreds if not thousands of hectares.

Marble Canyon

Natural hot spring near Invermere, BC

This pool was about 20C, and 20' X 40'. Spectacular!

Pehto Lake, Banff National Park, AB

Close up of the north end of Pehto Lake

Close up of the south end of Pehto Lake

Crowfoot glacier

The infamous Three Sisters, as viewed from Canmore, AB

Heli-tour of the Rockies and the Columbia Ice Fields

So when Nanc offered to take me (and her daughter) on a heli-tour of the Columbia Ice Fields, how could I say no? It was a monumental day of epic proportions and given that you can only say WOW so many times, we became gobsmacked! I hope you enjoy these shots.

Looking down the Athabaska glacier, towards the Ice fields Parkway and the Ice Fields tourist center.

The start of the Saskatchewan River

The Saskatchewan glacier

Abraham Lake, a man-made lake just east of the Columbia Ice Fields and the start of the heli-journey.