Wildlife Encounters on the Bow Valley Parkway


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July 20th 2012
Published: October 9th 2012
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After hiking just about every yard of every trail in the vicinity of Lake Louise during my first three days in the Rocky Mountains, it was time to hop on my bicycle and venture down the Bow Valley Parkway (the older, slower, and far more peaceful alternative to the Trans-Canada Highway) to Banff, 55kms away to the south-east. Paralleling the Trans-Canada Highway, but on the opposite side of the v... Read Full Entry



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Aquatic playgroundAquatic playground
Aquatic playground

Boat ramp at Lake Minnewanka
Shades of blueShades of blue
Shades of blue

Secluded cove in Lake Minnewanka
Colourful crossingColourful crossing
Colourful crossing

Stewart Canyon footbridge
Tunnel visionTunnel vision
Tunnel vision

Banff townsite, seen from halfway up Tunnel Mountain
Rear visionRear vision
Rear vision

Banff Springs Golf Course, seen from the back of Tunnel Mountain
Two wheels and a rushing riverTwo wheels and a rushing river
Two wheels and a rushing river

My long-suffering bicycle propped up beside the Spray River
Bathed in sunshineBathed in sunshine
Bathed in sunshine

View of Cascade Mountain from across the Bow River
Pilot MountainPilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain

View from the Bow Valley Parkway
Castle MountainCastle Mountain
Castle Mountain

View from the Bow Valley Parkway
Rustic retreatRustic retreat
Rustic retreat

HI-Castle Mountain wilderness hostel
Narrow chasmNarrow chasm
Narrow chasm

The gravity-defying boardwalk through Johnston Canyon
Thundering waterfallThundering waterfall
Thundering waterfall

Johston Canyon's Lower Falls
Entering the belly of the beastEntering the belly of the beast
Entering the belly of the beast

Lower Falls and cave viewpoint
From tier to tierFrom tier to tier
From tier to tier

Rapids further up Johston Canyon
Wall of waterWall of water
Wall of water

What I thought was the Upper Falls in Johnston Canyon
Ribbon of silverRibbon of silver
Ribbon of silver

The twin tiers of Silverton Falls
Trees and towersTrees and towers
Trees and towers

Eisenhower Peak and Tower Lake
Keepers of the castleKeepers of the castle
Keepers of the castle

Eisenhower Peak and Tower Lake
Drowned Christmas tree?!?Drowned Christmas tree?!?
Drowned Christmas tree?!?

High tide at Rockbound Lake
End of the roadEnd of the road
End of the road

Heading back into Lake Louise



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