 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 |