These Canadian Rockies are gorgeous. I continued to explore those looping south of Banff, a grouse mountain station 1:30 away from Calgary. I’m then past in Alberta.
 
 
1. Castle Mountain, only some miles North of Banff.
 

 
 
2. A male sheep that I managed to get close to.
 

 
 
3. An elk.
 

 
 
4. Small detour to the so much photographed Moraine Lake in late afternnon.
 

 
 
5. Last sunrays…
 

 
 
6. The first porcupine I saw. A real punk haircut! 😀 It was almost night, thank high ISO of Sony A99!
 

 
 
I then drove the Icefield Parkway to Jasper.
 
 
7. At about 7,000 feet elevation, lakes are still frozen.
 

 
 
8. Wild Mistaya Canyon under rain.
 

 
 
9. These mountains are really wild…
 

 
 
10. On the way back of my hike, encounter with a plantigrade who ate dandelions! Surprising to see this brown bear grazing like an herbivorous!
 

 
 
11. Further along the Icefield Parkway, the Sunwapta Upper Falls.
 

 
 
12. Still some miles further, the very wellknown and touristic Athabasca Falls.
 

 
 
13. Athabasca Canyon cliffs in a timid sunshine ray.
 

 
 
14. Small incursion into a side valley to discover the Moab Lake.
 

 
 
15. This mountain lake is removed, I was there completely alone after more than three hours walking.
 

 
 
16. Back in the main valley at the confluence of two rivers.
 

 
 
17. His insistent cries made ​​me realize that I was in its territory. Sorry for the intrusion..! 😉
 

 
 
18. Impressive north face of Edith Cavell with Angel Glacier Mountain. You see the angel’s wings ..? 😀 Several avalanches descended while I was walking to reach this point of view.
 

 
 
19. My camp for this night at abot 7,000 feet elevation, with the same mountain in background.
 

 
 
20. Sunset on Tonkin Valley, on the other side…
 

 
 
The next update will show you some image of Jasper National Park in a couple of days…
 
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