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A Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) perched in a hoar frost tree. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
The Great Gray Owl is often coined as the Gray Ghost mainly due to its ability to glide with silent wingbeats in a phantom-like presence.
Sunwapta Falls In the Canadian Rockies. A beautiful waterfall along the Icefield Parkway in Jasper National Park, Alberta.
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A stunning sunrise after a hike through clouds and fog. We were slightly worried that we would just be socked in and not get any color or views. Luckily we pushed on!
Le Canadien, CANADÀ 2024
Creuant la regió de Saskatchewan.
The Canadian (Le Canadien) - VIA Rail's Transcontinental Journey
The Canadian is the most famous and iconic passenger train service in Canada, renowned for its epic journey across the vast and varied Canadian landscape.
What it is: A long-distance, transcontinental passenger train service.
The Route: It runs between Toronto, Ontario (East), and Vancouver, British Columbia (West). The trip typically takes about four days and four nights and covers over 4,400 kilometers (2,700 miles).
Key Destinations: The train passes through five provinces, making stops in major cities and scenic locations like Winnipeg, Edmonton, and the majestic Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies.
Experience: It is primarily a tourist experience, often hailed as one of the world's great train rides. Passengers can enjoy glass-domed observation cars (like the Skyline and Park Cars), gourmet dining with regional Canadian cuisine, and various classes of service, including private sleeping cabins (Sleeper Plus and Prestige classes).
History: The train was originally launched in 1955 by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) as a luxury streamliner. In 1978, when VIA Rail (Canada's federal passenger rail service) was created, The Canadian was taken over and became their flagship transcontinental service, now primarily using the tracks of the Canadian National Railway (CN).
Le Canadien, CANADÀ 2024
Creuant la regió de Saskatchewan.
The Canadian (Le Canadien) - VIA Rail's Transcontinental Journey
The Canadian is the most famous and iconic passenger train service in Canada, renowned for its epic journey across the vast and varied Canadian landscape.
What it is: A long-distance, transcontinental passenger train service.
The Route: It runs between Toronto, Ontario (East), and Vancouver, British Columbia (West). The trip typically takes about four days and four nights and covers over 4,400 kilometers (2,700 miles).
Key Destinations: The train passes through five provinces, making stops in major cities and scenic locations like Winnipeg, Edmonton, and the majestic Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies.
Experience: It is primarily a tourist experience, often hailed as one of the world's great train rides. Passengers can enjoy glass-domed observation cars (like the Skyline and Park Cars), gourmet dining with regional Canadian cuisine, and various classes of service, including private sleeping cabins (Sleeper Plus and Prestige classes).
History: The train was originally launched in 1955 by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) as a luxury streamliner. In 1978, when VIA Rail (Canada's federal passenger rail service) was created, The Canadian was taken over and became their flagship transcontinental service, now primarily using the tracks of the Canadian National Railway (CN).
First time I actually caught a train going through Morant’s Curve. Was having a lunch waiting to check in to my hotel and decided to take a drive and parked across from the curve. Heard the train and quickly got my camera out and ran to the other side to get a photo. Was more exciting than the sandwich I had but not as good as the cookie 🍪 (just kidding - hope to someday see this at sunrise in the winter). Will have to return now that my luck has changed (dozens of times I have been there and not spotted the train before).
I stopped by Moraine lake on the way home from a night shoot to catch the sunrise. As I was setting my camera for a self portrait these two ravens landed on the rock I was going to sit on. Nothing like enjoying a sunrise with birds of ill omen.
This is probably a lucky 'catch'. This old home will not be standing for much longer.
Captured with a full modified Canon EOSR with an 830nm filter. Modifications performed by Spencer's Camera & Photo.
It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she’s something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of. - Emily Carr. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
You can imagine my excitement when this Sora (Porzana carolina), usually a secretive species, walked out from the dense marshy growth and into full view at the edge of the pond, and began to take a bath. In this shot, the rail is going up in the air before plunging its head underwater during its brief but vigorous bath. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
Overlooking Peyto Lake and fortunate to witness the colorful cloud display at sunset. Ice fields Highway, Banff National Park, Canada
It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she’s something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of. ~ Emily Carr Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
A beautiful evening at Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Sorry for my absence, I have been busy and not been able to go out much lately since I became a puppy raiser for the BC & Alberta Guide Dogs. Our puppy is doing well (growing fast) and learning lots pretty quickly. I am able to take her places now and will be taking her on some of my photo adventures.
About this photo: This is a photo from a few years ago at beautiful Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. The plan for that day was to visit Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park to rent a canoe, we arrived at 5.50pm and headed to the canoe rentals only to see a sign that the canoe rentals were closed for the day. On the website it says they are open until 7pm, so we figured if we get there a little while before 6pm we would be able to go. But when we got there the lady at the desk said that last canoes go out at 5.45pm and was firm about it (which I can understand). We could not rent a canoe that evening...we missed it by 5 min. We would have come earlier if we knew! That was so disappointing as we wouldn't be able to go back there again during this trip. 😭😭 😭 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. I am glad we did end up here as it was a lovely evening and I might have not seen Lake Louise otherwise during that trip. I took this photo on that evening and got lucky that no one was at the canoe dock for a little while. On the way home an hour and some later the road to Moraine Lake was still closed!
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony ILCA-77M2
*Focal Length:16mm
*F-Number: F8
*Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Manual (M)
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you like this photo!
Ann :-)
Some information about Lake Louise and the Canadian Rockies: Lake Louise, named "Lake of the Little Fishes" by the Stoney Nakota First Nations people, is a glacial fed lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is the most famous lake and deemed the most photographed place in the Canadian Rockies.
Lake Louise is named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.
Lake Louise 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.
The winds at Upper Waterton Lake had reportedly reached 45 km/h that day. It was really exciting to watch the dramatic changing light as it hit the peaks. This view of Vimy Peak was taken from the Prince of Wales Hotel.
Waterton Lakes National Park is nestled in the Canadian Rockies. Given the designation of International Peace Park it is one of the lesser known parks in Alberta but the scenery is outstanding, hiking is world renowned, and wildlife are in abundance. This past August, Waterton Lakes National Park and its neighbour to the south, Glacier National Park, received a designation for an International Dark Sky Park.