WEDNESDAY - 5 OCTOBER
This
was our last day in the Jasper area. We first returned to the head of Medicine
Lake for a moody sunrise.
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| Moody Morning |
After breakfast at Pyramid Lake we explored
around the area for forest details, and then started our drive South to Banff.
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| Moody Pyramid Lake |
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| Aspen Grove |
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| On The Forest Floor |
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| A Little Color |
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| Color At Base of Tree |
Along the way we revisited Sumwapta Falls, and the Athabasca Glacier.
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| Sumwapta Falls |
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| Sumwapta Falls Detail |
We also
stopped at the boundary of Jasper and Banff National Parks at Sumwapta Pass.
The two plaques explain the river drainages.
As
you can see there are wonderful Mountains to view, and the weather provided
some clouds to add to the drama of the drive.
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| On The Icefields Parkway |
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| Athabasca Glacier |
Our
final stop of the day was at Bow Summit. The highlight here is beautiful Peyto
Lake. It is a deep turquoise blue in the right light. As we had had a light
snow in the past day the trees around the lake wore a mantle of snow. Sunset
came with some great color afterwards which made this a great ending to our
adventures.
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| Wildfowl Lake |
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| Wildfowl Lake from the other Direction |
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| Peyto Lake |
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| Peyto Lake Sunset |
THURSDAY – 6 OCTOBER
Today
we had a relaxing morning in the Banff area as the sky was totally overcast.
We enjoyed a long breakfast and then headed to Calgary where we parted ways and
headed for home via various airlines.
It
was a good trip full of many great mountain scenes, waterfalls to view and
photograph, wildlife to watch, and Northern Lights to experience.
Stunning photos, cold but beautiful. That sunset is gorgeous. Have a great week Diane
ReplyDeleteThanks Charente. It was not as cold as it looks.
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