On Friday, I broke camp at Jasper and hit the road to Banff. This trip would take me along the famous
Icefields Parkway, which links Jasper and Banff National Parks.
Mountains overlooking the Athabasca River valley.
Athabasca filled with glacial till.
The famous Athabasca Glacier, an "arm" extension of the Columbia Icefield. The coolest thing to see was the dated signs as you were coming up the valley that indicated just how far the glacier has retreated over time. Actually, it was cool and
scary.
The toe of the retreating glacier. And, if you click on the image to see the higher resolution, you may just be able to see the people standing at the top.
Icefields Parkway is filled with amazing mountain views ... everywhere you turn, you see something like this.
Beautiful Peyto Lake -- perhaps my favorite vista of the trip.
What an amazing view!
Amazing turqouis waters of Bow Lake.
Another view of Bow Lake from the shores near the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge.
Vermilion Lakes and wetlands just outside of Banff townsite. If you look off to the right, in the trees, you'll note a couple birds ... those are bald eagles. I really need to purchase a zoom lens.
Zoomed in image of the birds.
Another view from 2nd Vermilion Lake.
I drove up the Mt. Norquay Road to get away from all the tourists and was treated to this amazing view of the Banff townsite and valley floor of the Bow River. I sat here for a long, long time enjoying many beers with the view. Why would anyone want to hang out in the tourist trap below when you can have this sort of view to yourself?
Same view, now with a full moon bathing the mountains.
Mountains overlooking the Athabasca River valley.
Athabasca filled with glacial till.
The famous Athabasca Glacier, an "arm" extension of the Columbia Icefield. The coolest thing to see was the dated signs as you were coming up the valley that indicated just how far the glacier has retreated over time. Actually, it was cool and scary.
The toe of the retreating glacier. And, if you click on the image to see the higher resolution, you may just be able to see the people standing at the top.
Icefields Parkway is filled with amazing mountain views ... everywhere you turn, you see something like this.
Beautiful Peyto Lake -- perhaps my favorite vista of the trip.
What an amazing view!
Amazing turqouis waters of Bow Lake.
Another view of Bow Lake from the shores near the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge.
Vermilion Lakes and wetlands just outside of Banff townsite. If you look off to the right, in the trees, you'll note a couple birds ... those are bald eagles. I really need to purchase a zoom lens.
Zoomed in image of the birds.
Another view from 2nd Vermilion Lake.
I drove up the Mt. Norquay Road to get away from all the tourists and was treated to this amazing view of the Banff townsite and valley floor of the Bow River. I sat here for a long, long time enjoying many beers with the view. Why would anyone want to hang out in the tourist trap below when you can have this sort of view to yourself?
Same view, now with a full moon bathing the mountains.
2 comments:
Great pictures! Do you mind telling me what wide-angle lens you used for some of those pictures? I am really contemplating purchasing one, and I was just wondering what you use. Also, what polarizing filter do you use? Thanks.
Thanks for the nice words.
I use a Sigma 10-20 mm. To be honest, I'm not sure what kind of polarizer I have. I think it is just a standard one I got from B&H photo.
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