A Photo Tour
Banff Jasper & Lake Louise July 18 - 28, 2002
"Mother Nature dealt the original winning hand here, which early governments had the foresight to protect for all time ..." Moon Handbooks Canadian Rockies
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The incredible multihued lakes are a signature feature of the Canadian Rockies. They are often best seen at dawn, before the morning breeze disturbs the mirrored image of the surrounding snow-capped mountains. Here are some of our favorites.

Lake Louise, first light on Victoria Glacier

Lake Louise, early morning

> First light at Moraine Lake Moraine Lake just after sunrise v

Herbert Lake

Bow Lake

Medicine Lake Seen here in late July, the lake is full due to runoff from the surrounding mountains. By fall, when the runoff is minimal, the lake shrinks to a few shallow pools.

To no great surprise, lakes, rivers, and mountains create many cascades and waterfalls.

	Norm and Kim Ah, the joys of shooting landscapes!!
Roadside Cascade near Herbert Lake

Natural Bridge In Yoho NP, the Kicking Horse River has worn a narrow hole through a limestone wall, creating a natural bridge that is doomed to eventual collapse

Also in Yoho NP, the most impressive waterfall in the Canadian Rockies tumbles 833 feet. Its flow is fed by runoff from the Daly and Des Poilus glaciers. Takakkaw Falls

Tangle Ridge Falls

The Columbia Icefield A 20,000-year-old reminant of the last ice age, it sits astride the Continental Divide and feeds six glaciers.
John Cang John, next year we want a van like THIS one!

	Snocoaches took us to the "drive in" glacier
Athabasca Glacier - two views
	Athabasca Glacier is one of six that feeds from the Columbia Icefield. Nearby, a crow checks out the view

Athabasca Falls A lone fir defies the power of the falls

Mount Edith Cavell at Sunrise
^ This is the shot from up on the bridge	^ This is Tom's shot from right down on the water, using the right-angle finder and 18mm lens
	< The most impressive mountain peak in Jasper NP, at 11034 feet. Named in honor of a British nurse who was executed for helping POWs escape German-occupied Belgium during World War I. Ellen's views of Mount Edith Cavell from near the top

Horseshoe Lake (John's secret spot!)	Tom Shooting
Horseshoe Lake (two other views that Tom scouted out)

	Nearby, a beaver has been busy
	< This is a composite: background from one slide and foreground from another. The sky is synthetic. The real one was burned out, despite the grad ND.
Two views of sunrise at Patricia Lake. Seen through > the reeds

Peyto Lake (composite of 7 'portrait format' slides)

Jasper Rainbow (composite of 2 slides)

Double Exposure??? (Ellen says "John made me take it!")
	Ponderosa Pine (??) at Emerald Lake

	Coyote - licking his chops!
Pyramid Mountain at Pyramid Lake Lodge

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