The Rockies of Alberta, Western BC and the Yukon
November 30, 2021
This where I live and spend a lot of time enjoying the stunning nature. I am blessed to be able to have all of this beauty within an easy drive from my home. After visiting many mountain areas of the world, I feel that Western Canada is one of the most beautiful and wild mountain environments left on Earth. The following pages contain more detailed account of each individual area of the Canadian Rockies. The photos on each page are a summary of many trips and are updated quite regularly as I continue exploring my backyard. Click on each link to go to the specific page:
Jasper National Park - Tonquin Valley
Jasper National Park - Mr Brazeau and Maligne Lake
Jasper National Park - Columbia Icefield area
Columbia Icefield from the Air
Banff National Park - Wapta Icefield and Bow Lake
Banff National Park - Lake Louise and Moraine Lake
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park BC
Here is a sample of various photos from the above folders:
Winter hiking around Canmore, Alberta in -30C
The view of the Bow Valley from Ha Ling in February
Grotto Mountain in February
Mount Rundle in January. The pointy peak is the Ha Ling.
Bow Lake
Bow Valley and Ha Ling Peak from the Miners Peak
Mount Balfour from the Iceline Trail in Yoho NP
The Iceline Trail in Yoho NP
Mt. President and Vice President. Below is the Iceline Trail. The view from the summit of the Whaleback Mountain in Yoho NP.
The closeup of Mt. President from the summit of the Whaleback Mountain. The glacier is almost too dangerous to climb.
View of the Watervalley from the Whaleback
The view of the Little Yoho Valley, the Presidents and the Iceline Trail from the Whaleback Mountain
The view of the Pharaoh Peaks from the Sphinx Mountain with the Egypt and Scarab Lakes below.
The Mummy Lake and the Scarab Lake with the Scarab Peak looming above.
The view of the Sunshine Meadows and the Monarch in the distance.
The view from the Greater Pharoah Peak, notice the thick grey smoke in the south (left of the photo) from the forest fires in the USA.
The view from the Greater Pharoah Peak to the Pharoah Peak Middle and Lesser Pharoah Peak.
Crowfoot Mountain
Crowfoot Mountain
The Rockwall Trail - Goodsir Pass
The Rockwall Trail - Wolverine Pass
The Rockwall on the Rockwall Trail
The Rockwall Trail
The Goodsir Towers from the Goodsir Pass
Moraine Lake and Mount Temple towering above
View from the summit of Totem Peak
Totem Peak
Mt. Victoria
Mt Victoria (right) and Mt. Lefroy (left)
Abbott Pass and the ACC Abbott hut
Panorama from Mt. Richardson 3085m
Panorama from Mt. Fairview
Panorama Ridge
Maramota Peak
Maramota Peak
Upper Totem Lake
Lower Totem Lake
The beautiful Moraine Lake
Hector Lake
Hector Lake
From left to right: Pulpit Peak, Hector Lake, Bow Peak and Mt. Hector
Floe Lake and part of the Rockwall in Kootenay NP
The view of the Rockwall from the Numa Mountain
Numa Mountain
Numa Mountain in Kootenay NP
Numa Mountain
The view from the summit of Vermillion Peak
Vermillion Peak in Kootenay NP
Mount Whymper from the summit of Vermillion Peak
The summit ridge of Vermillion Peak
Rimwall Summit in Kananskis Country
View from the summit of Rimwall
Big Sister from Rimwall
Mt. Whymper from Vermilion Peak
The view from Mt. Whymper to Highway 93 and Mt. Stanley across the valley
The view from the summit of Mt. Whymper towards the Goodsirs (large mountains on the left)
The Goodsirs from Mt. Whymper
On Mt. Whymper
The view of Yoho from Narao Peak
Pope’s Peaks and Narao Peak in Yoho NP
The summit of Mt. Yamnuska
The front ranges of the Rockies from Mt. Yamnuska
Lake Louise
The incredible colours of Lake Louise, Banff NP, Alberta
Lake Louise and the backdrop of Mt. Victoria
Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake BC
Mount Lougheed from the Windtower
The Spray Lake from the Windtower
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak in early spring
Early spring in the Rockies. Aborted attempt on the Windotower.
Early spring on Lady McDonald in Canmore
Moraine Lake in Banff National Park
The beautiful Grassi Lakes in Canmore
Banff National Park
Mount Rundle
Banff National Park, Two Jack Lake
Banff National Park
Lake Minewanka in Banff National Park
Lake Minewanka Banff National Park
Herbert Lake
Banff NP
Banff NP
Bow Lake in Banff National Park
Bow River in Banff National Park
Bow River and Mount Temple in Banff National Park
Castle Mountain and Bow River in Banff National Park
Bow River and the Castle Mountain
Bow River
Bow River
Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak
Upper Kananskis Lake
Upper Kananskis Lake
Upper Kananskis Lake
The Opal Range and the Upper Kananaskis Lake
Mount Lady McDonald
Mt. Athabasca summit 1996!
Mt. Robson
Valley of 10 peaks
Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Mt. Lady McDonald and Canmore
Mt. Rundle
Ha Ling in Canmore in winter
Mt. Nestor
Mt. Joffre
Mt. Joffre
Mt. Joffre
The summit of Mt. Joffre
The basecamp for Mt. Joffre
Cirque Peak
Wapta Icefield from Cirque Peak
Lake O'Hara from lower slopes of Mt. Huber
Mt. Huber
View from Huber Victoria Col
Basecamp for Mt. Huber and Mt. Victoria
Mt. Huber
The summit of Mt. Victoria
Mt. Victoria summit ridge
Lake Louise from the summit of Mt. Victoria
Lake Oesa
The summit of the Tower of Babel
Consolation Lakes and Panorama Ridge on the left
The Valley of 10 Peaks
Sentinel Pass
Kananaskis Country from the summit of Mt. Chester
Mt. Chester and Chester Lake area
Lake Louise and Mt. Victoria
Mt. Lefroy and the Death Trap glacier leading to the Abbot Hut
The summit of Mt. Joffre
Pink snow on the Wapta Icefield
Wapita Icefield
The Iceline trail and the Yoho Valley from Mt. Rhonda
Wapita Icefield from Mt. Rhonda
Peyto Lake from Mt. Rhonda, small blue Peyto hut is visible below
Mt. Rundle
En route to Mt. Woolley
The Twins Tower from the Woolley Shoulder
Mt. Alberta
Mt. Alberta
Mt. Alberta
Twins Tower and Mt. Columbia in the distance
Mt. Little Alberta
Mt. Athabasca from Nigel Peak
View to the north from Nigel Peak
Mt. Kitchener and Snowdme
Mt. Andromeda and the Athabasca Glacier from Nigel Peak
The pass between Moraine Lake and Lake McArthur
On the Abbot Pass
The Abbot Hut - Alpine Club of Canada
Lake O'Hara from the slopes of Mt. Lefroy
Mt. Lefroy
The large mountain in the distance is Mt. Hector. The view from Mount Lefroy.
The view west from Mt. Lefroy
Mt. Lefroy - the view of Mt. Victoria and Lake O’Hara
Mt. Victoria from Mt. Lefroy
The view from Mount Lefroy
The view of the Paradise Valley from Mt. Lefroy
The Goodsirs from Mt. Lefroy
Mt. Athabasca and Mt. Andromeda
Bow Lake from the Bow Summit
Bow Lake from the Observation PEak
Ha Lin Peak in winter
Moraine Lake
Mt. Temple summit in early fall
Mt. Temple
Photo by Tyler Stalman
Photo by Tyler Stalman
Bow Lake
En route to the Abbot Hut
The Grand Brazeau
Moraine Lake
Sentinel Pass
Bow Lake from Mt. Jimmy Simpson
Mt. Warren from the Maligne Lake
Grizly Peak in the Kananaskis Country
Peyto Lake
Peyto Glacier
Mt. Lougheed 1
Hector Lake from Mt. Little Hector
On the summit of Storm Mountain
Elizabeth Parker Hut at Lake O'Hara
Photo by Tyler Stalman
The view from Mt. Jimmy Simpson
Mt. Edith Cavell
Moraine Lake
Mt. Edith Cavell summit ridge. The Tonquin Valley is visible on the right.
Spirit Island on the Maligne Lake
Maligne Lake
The Iceline trail in the Yoho National Park. Takawa Falls is in the valley below.
Mt. Woolley and Mt. Diadem
The Ramparts of the Tonquin Valley
Mt. Alberta
On the Peyto Glacier
Mt. Aberdeen, Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria from Mt. Fairview
Mt. Assinibone
The view from Mt. Temple, the Valley of 10 Peaks and the Paradise Valley
The summit ridge of Mt. Temple with Lake Moraine below
The view of Mt. Nestor and The Spray Lake in the Kananaskis Country from Mt. Buller
The view of Bow Lake from the Bow Summit
Mt. Hector and Little Hector from the Bow Summit
Mt. Rhonda from the Peyto Glacier
The Peyto Lake
The Basecamp for Mt. Brazeau
The Grand Brazeau
The view from the summit of Mt. Brazeau
Maligne Lake, Mt. Warren and Mt. Brazeau
The summit ridge of Mt. Edith Cavell
Upper Paradise Valley seen from Mt. Temple
Moraine Lake from Mt. Temple
En route to Lake O'Hara
Mt. Huber and Mt. Victoria
Mt. Lefroy and Lake O'Hara in winter
Ha Ling Peak and the Three Sisters from Mt. Rundle above Canmore
Mt. Rundle
Mt. Lougheed
Kananaskis Country from Mt. Lougheed 1
Spray Lake from Mt. Lougheed 1
Waterton Lakes National Park - Mt. Blakiston
Cameron Lake in the Waterton Park
Summer in the Waterton Park
Maligne Lake
Maligne Lake
Observation Peak
The summit ridge of the Observation Peak looking north
The view of Bow Peak and Mt. Temple (in the distance) from the Observation Peak
Bow Lake
Bow Lake
The view from Mt. Jimmy Simpson
Wapta Icefield from Mt. Jimmy Simpson
The view of the Peyto Glacier from Mt. Jimmy Simpson
Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Mt. President in Yoho National Park
Ha Ling Peak in winter
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