Bow Lake

Bow Lake is a small lake in western Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Bow River, in the Canadian Rockies, at an altitude of 1920 m.

Our rental car for the day a Grand Prix.

Drive it. Love it.

Us. Looking good together. ;)

Seuftz.

Yes Baby - just as nice as this pic.

Maybe cut too much around the corner.

Crow Glacier?

Nice.

White headed Eagle - coming!

looks like a nest, ey?!

Moraine Lake

Herbert Lake - Along the Icefields Parkway to Jasper.

Picturesque.

See how the lake mirrors the mountains?


Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m). The lake has a surface area of 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi).
The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue. The color is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis.

True - was here at the end of March and the water level was much lower.

Sarah and I rented a canoe and had a great time discovering the lake from the water side.

Still snow around even though it is a gorgeous day warm nice and everything.

Glaciers and stuff.

Hihihi.

Blue oh so beautiful blue.

A look into the distance.

Moraine Lake II

Nice.

Chipmunks are small squirrel-like rodents of the genus Tamias.

Wow


So pretty - so typical Canada.

Wanna just jump right in ey?!

Same day but totally different light.

Dusk. Castle Mountain Lookout.

Sun's going down.

Man the sign said 3,7 km. I swear it were at least 5km!

Had to turne around since I started swaying.

Sunset of a glorious day.

Rafting on the Kicking Horse River

Early off we went to go rafting.

Chuck a kiwi guy and one of the guides who surprised me
by taking a pic of himself without me knowing...



Sarah and I in front of the Canadian Rockies Rafting Bus.

In those boats did we raft the river down.

The river looks pretty tame here. We did grade 2-3 whitewater rafting though.

Down "Shot gun" and "Roller coaster".

Some kajaks which did the same ride...

Columbia Icefield

The Columbia Icefield is an icefield located in the Canadian Rockies, astride the Continental Divide of North America. The icefield lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff and the southern end of Jasper National Park. It is about 325 km² in area, 100 to 365 metres (328' to 1,197') in depth and receives up to seven metres (23 ft) of snowfall per year. The icefield feeds eight major glaciers.

The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies. Due to global warming, the glacier has receded more than 1.5 km in the past 125 years and lost over half of its volume. It currently recedes at a rate of 2-3 metres per year. The glacier moves down from the icefield at a rate of several centimetres per day. Due to its close proximity to the Icefields Parkway, between the Alberta towns of Banff and Jasper, and rather easy accessibility, it is the most visited glacier in North America. The leading edge of the glacier is within easy walking distance; however, travel onto the glacier is not recommended unless properly equipped. Hidden crevasses have led to the deaths of unprepared tourists.

The group before us.

Our guide Peter. Making sure that this is not our last adventure.

Mt. Athabasca. Plus the other two groups who went up with the same company.

Looking back to the parking Spot. Wow!

George our guide dog. So adorable, so cut and sooo smelly!

A hidden hole in the ice. Good to have a guide out here!

Mt. Andromeda and Mt. Athabasca.

One of the Brewster vehicles going up to their spot.

Have done that too and enjoyed the walk so much more!!!

Wow you literally see the glacier flowing down!

Athabasca Glacier

One of the little streams coming down the glacier.

One of the holes made to study the glacier.

Ever dreamed to raft down one of the glacier streams? Rather not.
These can go underneath the glacier quite abrupt.

Sarah having a guided closer look into one of the crevasses.

On our way back down.



That's why one does not walks on snow if one happens to be on a glacier.

Sunwapta Falls is a waterfall of the Sunwapta River located in Jasper National Park, Canada.
The falls have a drop of about 18.5 metres. Sunwapta is a native word that means turbulent water.

Wow!

Isn't it a nice one...

Athabasca Falls!