Our first impression of the Rockies: only the half of which we hoped for...! |
Columbian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus columbianus columbianus |
Columbian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus columbianus columbianus |
Columbian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus columbianus columbianus |
Camping in the Rockies |
North American Elk Cervus canadensis nelsoni |
Banff Springs Hotel in a clouded scenery |
Banff Springs Hotel at the Banff Springs |
American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus columbianus |
American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus columbianus |
Columbian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus columbianus columbianus |
Columbian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus columbianus columbianus |
Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis montanus |
Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis montanus |
A limited view on Cascade Mountain |
Rick @ Work |
Reflections of half the Mountain |
Johnson's Lake |
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus cinnamominus |
American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus columbianus |
View over the Bow River |
Finally: Blue Skies and Mountains Tops |
The unreal entrance of Banff |
José fully integrated |
American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus columbianus |
American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus columbianus |
Peaks on Mountains Peaks |
Peaks on Mountains Peaks |
Pacific-Slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis difficilis |
Just one moment without anyone else |
Stunning Canyon |
Stunning Canyon |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Stunning Canyon |
Extreme colours in a natural world |
Extreme colours in a natural world |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Just us |
One of the plenty of falls in Johnston's Canyon |
One of the plenty of falls in Johnston's Canyon |
Northern Raven Corvus corax principalis |
Northern Raven Corvus corax principalis |
The Lower Falls |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Audubon's Wabler Setophaga auduboni auduboni |
Audubon's Wabler Setophaga auduboni auduboni |
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla |
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla |
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla |
A forest stream at our Picknick Spot |
Grey Wolf Canis lupus occidentalis |
Scenery of Rail Away |
Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis bicolor |
Our first Bear! |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Lake Louise |
Lake Louise |
North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum nigrescens |
Moraine Lake |
First things first: coffee! |
The obligatory photo: us in front of Lake Louise |
American Robin Turdus migratorius migratorius |
White-Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha |
White-Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha |
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina |
Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis bicolor |
White-Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha |
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Herbert Lake |
Common Loon Gavia immer |
Common Loon Gavia immer |
Common Loon Gavia immer |
Frozen Bow Lake |
Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater artemisiae |
Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater artemisiae |
Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater artemisiae |
Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater artemisiae |
Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater artemisiae |
Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater artemisiae |
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana |
Frozen Bow Lake |
Frozen Bow Lake |
White-Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha |
Peyto Lake |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Our rental car |
Sunwapta Falls |
Maligne Canyon Viewpoint |
Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus hemionus |
White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus ochrourus |
Medicine Lake |
Common Loon Gavia immer |
Common Loon Gavia immer |
Common Loon Gavia immer |
Common Loon Gavia immer |
Common Loon Gavia immer |
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis |
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis |
American Black Bear Ursus americanus americanus |
Maligne Creek |
Forest Path to Moose Lake |
Forest Path to Moose Lake |
Forest Path to Moose Lake |
Jose @ Work |
Moose Lake |
Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus hemionus |
Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus hemionus |
Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope |
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii |
Ring-Necked Duck Aythya collaris |
Blue-Winged Teal Spatula discors |
Indian Paintbrush Castilleja miniata miniata |
Prairie Smoke Erythrocoma triflora |
Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus oreocetes |
Rick @ Work |
Cottonwood Slough |
Cottonwood Slough |
Rainbow over Cottonwood Slough |
Rainbow over Cottonwood Slough |
Jasper Town |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
American Pika Ochotona princeps lutescens |
American Pika Ochotona princeps lutescens |
José @ Work |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Rocky outcrops in a snowy landscape |
The view from Whistler's Peak |
Us in front of Jasper Town |
Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata oxytona |
Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata oxytona |
Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata oxytona |
Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata oxytona |
Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata oxytona |
Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata oxytona |
Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata oxytona |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis tescorum |
Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis vaualbum j-album |
Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilis |
Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilis |
Athabasca River |
Western Tailed Blue Everes amyntula amyntula |
Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa |
Speckledwinged Grasshopper Arphia conspersa |
Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilis |
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes abietorum |
Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus oreocetes |
Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus oreocetes |
Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus oreocetes |
Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus oreocetes |
Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus oreocetes |
American Black Bear Ursus americanus cinnamomum |
American Black Bear Ursus americanus cinnamomum |
American Black Bear Ursus americanus cinnamomum |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis |