An Ashen Autumn Morning
I was out in Banff with family a few years ago hoping to enjoy some fall color hikes and sightseeing in the surrounding National Park. Luckily, Banff is a fun town rain or shine because we got socked in with storms for nearly the duration of our stay. The clouds hung so low that, for days, we didn't even glimpse the dramatic angular mountain peaks we love so much in the Canadian Rockies.
Photography enthusiasts are a hopeful bunch though, and I got up each morning anyway to see if maybe, just maybe, there'd be a break in the gloomy weather. On the third morning, I headed over to the nearby Vermilion Lakes, turning on my windshield wipers to brush away the persistent drizzle, and settled in beside the last lake along the little access road.
Sunrise came and went almost unnoticed through the thick carpet of clouds. I was about to head back to the hotel when I noticed a brief opening coming into view between newly distinguishable high and low cloud layers. It took a while to develop and didn't last long, but it eventually centered nicely to reveal the peaks of Mount Rundle and Sulphur Mountain floating above the low fog layer and capped by the still-roiling storm clouds above. There's always something memorable to me about these little shots that catch moments between the long wash-outs that happen sometimes.
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An Ashen Autumn Morning
I was out in Banff with family a few years ago hoping to enjoy some fall color hikes and sightseeing in the surrounding National Park. Luckily, Banff is a fun town rain or shine because we got socked in with storms for nearly the duration of our stay. The clouds hung so low that, for days, we didn't even glimpse the dramatic angular mountain peaks we love so much in the Canadian Rockies.
Photography enthusiasts are a hopeful bunch though, and I got up each morning anyway to see if maybe, just maybe, there'd be a break in the gloomy weather. On the third morning, I headed over to the nearby Vermilion Lakes, turning on my windshield wipers to brush away the persistent drizzle, and settled in beside the last lake along the little access road.
Sunrise came and went almost unnoticed through the thick carpet of clouds. I was about to head back to the hotel when I noticed a brief opening coming into view between newly distinguishable high and low cloud layers. It took a while to develop and didn't last long, but it eventually centered nicely to reveal the peaks of Mount Rundle and Sulphur Mountain floating above the low fog layer and capped by the still-roiling storm clouds above. There's always something memorable to me about these little shots that catch moments between the long wash-outs that happen sometimes.
Thanks for viewing.