Today I made a morning trip to Marble Canyon, accompanied by friend and fellow photographer, Bob Bear. Marble Canyon is located in Kootenay National Park, just off Highway 93, a short distance south of the continental divide in British Columbia. It’s about a 45 minute trip from Canmore. The canyon is very narrow and deep,…
Columbia Icefields
Yesterday, I made a brief visit to the Columbia Icefields Center, located on the Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper, AB. I was accompanied by my cousins Paula, Valorie and Jennifer and their husbands Pat and John. While they made the trip onto the Athabasca Glacier, I took the opportunity to take a few…
Lower Bankhead
Bankhead, Alberta was a small coal mining town that existed in the early twentieth century in Banff National Park, near the town of Banff, Alberta. The mine was located at Cascade Mountain, which contains high grade anthracite coal deposits. The Bankhead coal mine was operated by the Pacific Coal Company, a subsidiary of the Canadian…
Two Jack Lake
Today’s excursion was to Two Jack Lake, a short distance north of the Town of Banff. It is one of several lakes in this area which offer a nice combination of water and mountain scenery. We arrived in time for the sunrise but the heavy overcast prevented any bright colour in the morning sky. The light was…
Evan Thomas Creek
Today’s photo site was located in Kananaskis Country, a large valley south and east of Canmore. We traveled to an area where Evan Thomas Creek crosses Highway 40 to get some early morning pictures. Sunrise comes early at this time of year, about 5:30 am and it’s chilly at an altitude of 5250 ft (1600…