Ann Badjura Photography
Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Canoes at beautiful Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
About this photo: The plan for that day was to visit Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park to rent a canoe, but were too late for that on that evening. We went for a nice walk instead and enjoyed the views there. After that we figured we might as well go to Moraine Lake only to find out that the road was closed due to a full parking lot. We continued on to Lake Louise as it was close by. On the way back to our hotel in Field an hour and some later the road to Moraine Lake was still closed!
We went to bed on time that evening and were up fairly early the next day and were going to try and hit the road to be at Moraine Lake before 7am. It was a cloudy day and rain was in the forecast. We arrived at the Moraine Lake road about 6.20am and thankfully the road was still open and we were able to find parking. It is a small parking lot which gets full pretty quickly. We walked to the top of the Rock Pile to get the amazing view you can see on this photo. Sadly enough I wasn't able to capture the feeling you get by standing there and looking at that blue lake surrounded by these majestic mountains. We stayed dry for most of the time, it started to rain a couple hours later when we were on our out. By then the road to Moraine Lake was closed already!
For a larger view please click the following link: c1.staticflickr.com/1/941/28812429747_a16db3444f_o.jpg
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony ILCA-77M2
*Focal Length: 16mm
*F-Number: F22
*Exposure Time: 25 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Aperture (A)
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you like this photo!
Ann :-)
Some information about Moraine Lake and the Canadian Rockies: Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park located int he province of Alberta. It is about 14km (8.7mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise and situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m).
Morain Lake is part of the Canadian Rockies which are located about 800km (500 miles) east of Vancouver on the border of the province of British Columbia and Alberta. There are 7 National Parks that belong to the Canadian Rockies which strectches out over an area of 25,000 square km (15,625 square miles).
These are the National Parks that belong to the Canadian Rocky Mountains: Mount Revelstoke National Park, Glacier National Park, Kootenay National Park and Yoho National Park which are located in British Columbia and there is Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park which are located in Alberta. This amazing area is known for its beautiful blue-green lakes surrounded by mountains, glaciers, rivers, waterfalls and a diversity of wildlife. One can enjoy the endless views and there is a great variety on walking/hiking trails for everybody to enjoy.
You might wonder how these lakes have such a colours. Well, here's a short explanation for that: These lakes are can thank their brilliant blue-green colour to the light filtering effect of rock flour (a powdery substance that the glaciers grind off the mountain rocks) in the glacial runoff (meltwater). The rock flour that is suspended in the water filters out much of the light spectrum except for blues and greens leaving this remarkable turquoise blue color.
The rock flour might also leave that milky look to the water. That's why each lake looks different and each lake might look different on the same day. For example, on a calm morning or evening, the lake might look like a mirror and the colours is barely visible. But on other times of the day the lake is blue. It all depends on the weather conditions and how much rock flour is present in the water.
Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Canoes at beautiful Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
About this photo: The plan for that day was to visit Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park to rent a canoe, but were too late for that on that evening. We went for a nice walk instead and enjoyed the views there. After that we figured we might as well go to Moraine Lake only to find out that the road was closed due to a full parking lot. We continued on to Lake Louise as it was close by. On the way back to our hotel in Field an hour and some later the road to Moraine Lake was still closed!
We went to bed on time that evening and were up fairly early the next day and were going to try and hit the road to be at Moraine Lake before 7am. It was a cloudy day and rain was in the forecast. We arrived at the Moraine Lake road about 6.20am and thankfully the road was still open and we were able to find parking. It is a small parking lot which gets full pretty quickly. We walked to the top of the Rock Pile to get the amazing view you can see on this photo. Sadly enough I wasn't able to capture the feeling you get by standing there and looking at that blue lake surrounded by these majestic mountains. We stayed dry for most of the time, it started to rain a couple hours later when we were on our out. By then the road to Moraine Lake was closed already!
For a larger view please click the following link: c1.staticflickr.com/1/941/28812429747_a16db3444f_o.jpg
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony ILCA-77M2
*Focal Length: 16mm
*F-Number: F22
*Exposure Time: 25 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Aperture (A)
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you like this photo!
Ann :-)
Some information about Moraine Lake and the Canadian Rockies: Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park located int he province of Alberta. It is about 14km (8.7mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise and situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m).
Morain Lake is part of the Canadian Rockies which are located about 800km (500 miles) east of Vancouver on the border of the province of British Columbia and Alberta. There are 7 National Parks that belong to the Canadian Rockies which strectches out over an area of 25,000 square km (15,625 square miles).
These are the National Parks that belong to the Canadian Rocky Mountains: Mount Revelstoke National Park, Glacier National Park, Kootenay National Park and Yoho National Park which are located in British Columbia and there is Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park which are located in Alberta. This amazing area is known for its beautiful blue-green lakes surrounded by mountains, glaciers, rivers, waterfalls and a diversity of wildlife. One can enjoy the endless views and there is a great variety on walking/hiking trails for everybody to enjoy.
You might wonder how these lakes have such a colours. Well, here's a short explanation for that: These lakes are can thank their brilliant blue-green colour to the light filtering effect of rock flour (a powdery substance that the glaciers grind off the mountain rocks) in the glacial runoff (meltwater). The rock flour that is suspended in the water filters out much of the light spectrum except for blues and greens leaving this remarkable turquoise blue color.
The rock flour might also leave that milky look to the water. That's why each lake looks different and each lake might look different on the same day. For example, on a calm morning or evening, the lake might look like a mirror and the colours is barely visible. But on other times of the day the lake is blue. It all depends on the weather conditions and how much rock flour is present in the water.