Canada (May 6-13, 2019): Banff, Yoho, and
Jasper National Parks
Banff NP
(part 1: from Canmore to Lake Louise)
Mountains above Canmore
(slightly outside Banff NP).
View over the town Banff and the Bow
valley from Tunnel Mountain.
Bow Falls.
View of the Bow River just above the
falls, from the left (north) side of the river.
Bow valley seen from the Hoodoos
viewpoint area.
Mt. Rundle.
The Fairholme
range (located east of Banff) also seen from the Hoodoos viewpoint area.
First Vermilion Lake, with Mt. Rundle in
the background.
Second Vermilion Lake.
Mt. Rundle seen from the Two Jack Lake.
Lake Minnewanka.
Johnston canyon.
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Castle Mountain.
Mountain in the fog overlooking the Bow
River.
Morant′s curve along the Bow River.
Fairview
Mountain overlooking Lake Louise.
At the southwestern end of Lake Louise.
Yoho NP
Mountains seen from the tiny town of
Field.
Natural bridge over the Kicking Horse
River.
Reflection of Mt. Burgess in Emerald
Lake on an early morning.
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Views along the hiking trail around
Emerald Lake.
Wapta Falls.
Banff NP
(part 2: Icefields Parkway from Lake Louise to
Sunwapta Pass)
The Icefields
Parkway is the name given to the beautiful road between Lake Louise and Jasper.
Its southern section (south of Sunwapta Pass) is located in Banff NP. Its
section north of Sunwapta Pass is in Jasper NP.
Rock face with fresh snow on the west
side of the Icefields Parkway.
Crowfoot Glacier and Crowfoot Mountain.
Howse Peak (right), with Mt. Synge on its
left (south). The sharp needle behind Mt. Synge is the summit of Aiguille Peak,
located on the border between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.
View of Mt. Chephren
across Waterfowl Lake.
Another view of Mt. Chephren,
with Howse Peak on its left (south).
Rock face on the other side of the Icefields Parkway (roughly opposite to Mt. Chephren).
Mountain range behind the Saskatchewan
River Crossing, with Mt. Wilson at the center.
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