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| Clouds hid the full moon and Mount Rainier :-( |
2011-07-18
2011-07-12
Banff
An eastern view from Sulfur Mountain with the Fairmont Banff Springs Resort in the foreground. Behind it is Tunnel Mountain bordered by the Bow River. In the upper left is Lake Minnewanka flanked by Mount Aylmer and Mount Girouard.
Glaciers
The Icefield Parkway spanning Jasper and Banff National Park offers breathtaking views, in particular awesome views of glaciers. Two of the easy accessible glaciers are the Athabasca Glacier which is part of the huge Columbia Icefield and the Angel Glacier by Edith Cavell Mountain. At the first you can take a tour and actually walk on the glacier, at the second, you can hike around the glacier and moraine at your heart's content.
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| Athabasca Glacier with Triple Continental Divide Snow Dome on the right |
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| Dome Glacier, part of the Columbia Icefield |
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| Athabasca Glacier in 2000 compared to today |
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| On the Athabasca Glacier |
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| Moraine and glacial "lake" below Angel Glacier |
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| Another view |
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| The hanging Angel Glacier |
Waterfalls and Streams
Where there are lakes there are streams and waterfalls.
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| Maligne Canyon by Jasper |
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| Maligne Canyon |
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| Falls by the 3rd Bridge in Maligne Canyon |
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| Athabasca Falls (Jasper) |
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| Sunwapta Falls (Jasper) |
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| Tangle Falls (Jasper) |
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| Middle Fall of Tangle Falls |
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| Stream off Tangle Falls |
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| Bridal Veil Falls (Jasper) |
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| Mistaya Canyon in Banff National Park |
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| Stream off Johnson Lake in Banff |
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| Avalanche Canyon in Glacier National Park |
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| Avalanche Canyon |
Lakes, Lakes, and More Lakes
Banff and Jasper National Parks in the Canadian Rockies and Glacier National Park are home to countless picturesque lakes. Here are just a few of readily accessible ones.
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| Early Morning at Patricia Lake just north of Jasper |
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Mount Edith Cavell as seen across Pyramid Lake north of Jasper |
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| Looking South on Maligne Lake south of Jasper |
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| Spirit Island on Maligne Lake |
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| Maligne Lake in early morning |
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| Peyto Lake in Banff National Park |
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| Lake Louise in Banff National Park |
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| Moraine Lake in Banff National Park |
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| Lake Minnewanka near Banff |
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| Lake Johnson by Banff |
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| Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park at sunrise |
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| Lake McDonald at dusk |
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| Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park |
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