Rolande and I went for one of our favourite drives yesterday, Highway 1A in Banff National Park. We enjoyed the brilliant colour of the autumn leaves and I got a few photographs to show for it. Let’s begin with this one, our stop at Hillsdale Meadows, a scenic location just west of the Town of Banff.
Another nice, but improbable beauty spot is the Sawbuck Burn, an area where the forest was intentionally burned in 1993 to reduce the deadfall and lower the risk of un-controlled forest fires. You can see the remnants of the fallen, burnt trees and the re-growth around it, sporting the colours of autumn.
I took the opportunity to capture some close-ups of a few leaves to display the detail of the vibrant colours, best seen with the naked eye on site. Photographs don’t really do it justice.
This next close-up was taken later, at home. It’s a leaf from our sand cherry tree that’s fallen off and landed in a very small puddle in the rocks. Both photographs were taken using a 100 mm macro lens.
Mule shoe is another favourite location along the 1A. It boasts some beautiful groves of aspen trees, always appealing but more so in the autumn.
We returned home on Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway. The colour of the trees surrounding the Vermilion Lakes near the Town of Banff caught our attention and, of course I got some more pictures. This one features Mount Rundle across the lake. I’ve included it more for the dramatic clouds and their reflections in the lake than the colours along the lakeshore. Stunning!
I did say there was great colour around the lakes. I think I had better back that up, so here’s a photo including much more autumn than the previous one.
I’m pleased to have gotten out yesterday. This is all covered with snow today!
Nice images, Peter, each and every one.