This week is National Wildlife Week so I'm going back into my archives to share some of the wildlife photos I've taken. First: Bears Maralee
Athabasca Falls
Our last stop before arriving in Jasper was at the Athabasca Falls. The 23-metre Athabasca Falls is not very high by Canadian Rockies standards, but the volume of the river is what makes it one of the most powerful in the Rockies. At the falls, the water passes over a layer of hard quartzite. Over the …
Sunwapta Falls
Shortly before arriving in Jasper we stopped at Sunwapta Falls. Sunwapta is an Assiniboine word meaning turbulent water. I have a fear of heights so I had a hard time getting onto the bridge to overlook the area. We didn't hike the entire trail but what we saw was really beautiful. Maralee
Maligne Lake Boat Cruise
Our second visit to Maligne Lake was to go on the lake boat tour. They had just started the cruise for the season that week and even though it was cold, wet (both rain and snow), and windy, we had a great time. Maligne Lake is the largest natural lake in the Canadian Rockies. It …
Grizzly #3 . . . or is it still #2
We came across this grizzly on our way back from Maligne Lake. We think this might be the same bear as grizzly #2 as it was in the same general area where we had seen #2. The sun was starting to go down and I loved the back lighting of this bear. These photos were taken …
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