I found myself making associations of these mountains with those in New Zealand, Switzerland and Tibet. I think what I found marvelous about this trip was that the mountains were constantly so close to us with the highway just built always right beside them. There is great vastness of coniferous trees covering the slopes of this monstrous giants, as though every mountain is wearing a green shirt with their summit exposed.
During winter, man-made avalanches are organised to prevent unexpected casualties in these mountains. The roads involved would be closed and traffic diversion organised. These organised man-made avalanches are based on long-term studies of weather patterns, geology and avalanche histories as well as careful predictions of avalanches at different locations.
The Three Sisters mountain with Faith, Hope and Charity, named for their three peaks.
The Three Sisters from a distance
Rocky mountains that stretch along west of Canada
Slopes of Rockies covered with coniferous trees
Snow melting with increasing summer temperatures in the Rockies. But, it is still cold here!
Cars queuing at the entrance of Banff National Park
The Trans-Canada Highway is rich with history of railways, coal mining and Canadian native-foreigner relationships.
Holidaying in a caravan
Banff town centre
The Fairmont Banff Springs
The Fairmont Banff Springs
Snow-covered Rockies and coniferous trees
Trees
Camp site
Saw a deer grazing in the forest
Two Jack Lake
Some sort of a dam?
Palliser Range sign board
Going around the Lake Minnewanka Scenic Drive and now we see Lake Minnewanka
Mount Astley on the left and Lake Minnewanka
Leafless conifers
Divers at Lake Minnewanka
Mount Inglismaldie and Lake Minnewanka
Lake Minnewanka cruise
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