Alberta, November 2012

"Basecamp" in Canmore, AB

Day 1 (November 11)

First rays...

...of sun...

...illuminate mountains...

...in a warm glow.

Small town - big mountains

Morning Traffic on Bow Valley Trail (aka Rt. 1A)

Morning Traffic on Bow Valley Trail II

Bow Valley Trail intersection with Railway Ave/Benchlands Trail (looking SE)

The sun is high now

Day 2 (November 12): different day - different light

Railroad dissects the town

Intersection of Railway Ave and 8th (Main) St.

The Big Head sculpture (Canmore is Gaelic for "Big Head")

Policeman's Creek

Trailer Park with a beautiful view

Mount Lawrence Grassi with Ha Ling Peak

A resting cloud

Canadian Rockes - Bannf National Park

Trans-Canada Hwy 1

Trip to Banff and Sulphur Mountain

I admit, I did not hike up the Sulphur Mtn. (Banff Gondola)

A majestic soar 698m up the mountain sloap. Reaching the Sulphur mountain top in 8 minutes.

Cascade Mountain

Snow Peak and Cascade Mountain

Gondola Summit: View from Sanson's Peak

Sanson's Peak- The Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station

A glimpse of Lake Minnewanka

Trees, trees, trees

Sanson's Peak II
(named after Norman Sanson, "who walked to the top of Sulphur Mountain about every week for 30 years
to check the weather until 1945, when he was 84 years old." [Source])

Sanson's Peak III

Camilla, Liam, Matthew and Olivia

Lake Louise (Elev. 5,249')

Frozen Beauty. Fairview Mountain in the background

Fairmont Chateau Hotel with Whitehorn Mountain in the background

Fairmont Chateau Hotel II

Fairmont Chateau Hotel III

Fairview Mountain

Fairview Mountain: Slope detail

Trail around the lake

Frozen waterfall

Camilla and turquoise waters of lake Louise

Lake Louise is glacial-fed

Camilla on the trail

Foot of Mt. Saint Piran

Edmonton

(November 13)

Edmonton Skyline

Mill Creek Ravine Park

Trail along the creek

Trail along the creek II

Splash of color

Gallagher Park

The Dove of Peace (1988)