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No private cars are allowed to drive in this area. Only restricted quota of bus seats are allowed everyday to protect the wildlife and surrounding area at Lake O'Hara in British Columbia's Yoho National Park. I do not need a bus to enjoy nature, I just hiked. It is 11 km one way but every kilometre was worth it!
Two mountain goats Oreamnos americanus graze in a mountain meadow along the Beartooth Hiway in the Beartooth Mountains of Wyoming. Though not native to Wyoming, these goats (Oreamnos americanus) descended from small groups introduced to the Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains in the 1940s and 1950s. They were brought in from western Montana where they are native. Some consider the species a compliment to the ecosystem. As their numbers grow, others worry about the effect of the goats on the alpine vegetation and the native mountain sheep population. Regardless of the concern that always accompanies introduced species, It is always fun to see them.
Alpine ibex enjoying the sun, unfortunately no big bucks this time but a group of youngsters at least after many hours of searching, NP Hohe Tauern, Austria
This cute animal, alpine marmot is a large ground-dwelling squirrel and it is found in at heights between 800 and 3 200 meters in the Alps.
Here in this picture, at Grimsel pass near Totensse lake in Switzerland, about 2 200 meters above sea level.
A lovely medieval town situated on the side of a mountain in the Alpi Apuane in the northwest section of the Tuscany region of Italy.
I shot this photo on the hike from one peak "Seefelder Joch" to another "Seefelder Spitze" in the Karwendel Mountains in Tyrol/Austria
snow
This is a sunset shot taken at the glacier lake at the foot of mount Clariden. By now this alpine paradise has become pretty famous among landscape photographers. One of the reasons is that the lake is relatively quickly accessible from the nearby Klausen mountain pass. Probably due to the strong breeze that evening, I nonetheless could enjoy this amazing place by myself...unlike yesterday evening, where an other handful of photographers gathered along the waterside to capture the best moments of the sunset.
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A long exposure sunset shot taken near Grimsel mountain pass in the Swiss Alps.
Single 85s exposure (@ISO 100, F 9.0)
This photograph is of Elbow Lake, in Alberta, Canada's Kananaskis Country. K-Country, as it is called, is a vast wilderness and recreational area west of Calgary. It features numerous hiking paths to countless alpine lakes.
From Brand we climbed to the Untere Zalimalpe, at 1366m. There is a farm over there and lots of cows that can graze on the meadows during summer.
The Zalimtal is an idyllic valley in the Austrian Alps. The walking trail leads up to a mountain hut, the Oberzalimhütte, but we wouldn't get that far because of the snow on the track! [Explored on 4 Dec 2024, #94]
Above treeline in the Rockies the growing season starts late, particularly where the snow piles up during the winter. Just below Missouri Pass (12,000’/ 3600 m) where the snow can be deep at the end of winter, the peak flowering season occurs in mid-August, a few weeks later than lower and higher elevations. This beautiful meadow has some wonderful floral diversity, including 2 species of paintbrush (red is split-leaf paintbrush, Castilleja rhexifolia; yellow is western yellow paintbrush, C. occidentalis), little elephant head (purple flowers on left, Pedicularis groenlandica), fleabane daisies (purple flowers toward the middle, Erigeron sp), American bistort (Bistorta bistortoides), and at least a couple of species of yellow daisies (aka DYCs).
This alpine marmot was looking very healthy and almost ready for hibernation but it has still some time to gain weight for the winter time. NP Hohe Tauern, Austria
“Visions of ineffable beauty and harmony, health and exhilaration of body and soul, and grand foundation lessons in Nature's eternal love are the sure reward of every earnest looker in this glorious wilderness.”
― John Muir
This is a moonlight blend. The foreground is taken while the moon is still up. Then after the moon sets, a second set of images are taken for the night sky. One issue that I have difficulty is keeping the lighting in the image. If I leave it too light it looks like a daytime image. Too dark and it is difficult to see the image details. This is not to even mention making a print. The image obviously looks good with the back light of the monitor, but this gives a challenge in a print. I would love to hear your thoughts on how dark is too dark.