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Banff, Alberta
shot this image on the last day of 2014 on my way back to Calgary from Jasper. A few days earlier I tried a similar shot from this location but during the day light hours and thought it would be fun to try it with some lights after the sun had set.
Banff is located in Banff National Park about 90min West of Calgary along the Trans-Canada. I love this place.
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Sulphur mountain is based in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies and overlooks the small town of Banff in Alberta. Sulphur Mountain Trail is an alpine switchback pathway which leads to the summit ridge of Sulphur Mountain. It will take the whole day to climb the mountain and back. So making the most of the Banff Gondola Experience, the cable cars have a glass panel in the bottom. They gain elevation quickly and can rock when the wind is blowing. It took about 8 minutes to lift from the bottom to the summit. Climbing an extra kilometer along the Parks Canada Vista Trail, known as the Banff Skywalk to get the most impressive and revealing views of the mountains and valleys. The epic views are truly endless from the rooftop deck or with a stroll along the mountain boardwalk.
When in Banff I recommend a visit and tour of this iconic "Castle of the Rockies." Amazing inside and out. With the Bow River flowing below and the river's falls just to the right in this frame and Mt. Rundle rising majestically across the valley there is much to admire around it as well.
"The hotel opened in 1888 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, as one of the earliest of Canada's grand railway hotels. The original wooden structure burnt down in 1926, the replacement structure was made up of a steel frame, clad in Rundle limestone.
The Banff Springs Hotel includes 757 guest rooms and suites spread throughout the hotel property plus 12 restaurants."
Wikipedia
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Sulphur mountain is based in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies and overlooks the small town of Banff in Alberta. Sulphur Mountain Trail is an alpine switchback pathway which leads to the summit ridge of Sulphur Mountain. It will take the whole day to climb the mountain and back. So making the most of the Banff Gondola Experience, the cable cars have a glass panel in the bottom. They gain elevation quickly and can rock when the wind is blowing. It took about 10 minutes to lift from the bottom to the summit. Climbing an extra kilometer along the Parks Canada Vista Trail, known as the Banff Skywalk to get the most impressive and revealing views of the mountains and valleys. The epic views are truly endless from the rooftop deck or with a stroll along the mountain boardwalk.
So windy on the summit ridge of Sulphur Mountain, the scenery was breathtaking. Planned to stay couple of hours there, chatted with staff, they said the sunset would be very beautiful. But the tripod was in the car, so asked the staff if I could get tripod for taking sunset photos, that means I need to take cable cars to go down and go up again. They were so kind to offer “Yes”! Here is the sunset to overlook town of Banff.
Canon EOS R5, EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
ISO200, f/9, 33mm, 15s
Thought a warmer view was needed given the cold conditions here in the USA ... I checked the weather there in Banff right now, and it was just a little warmer there versus here in Maryland ... might be a good place to move given the pretty scenery and warmer temps :))
Eastbound CP stacks head straight into the rising sun, through the signals at Banff West in Banff, Alberta.