A cold and wet week in a rental car in BC and Alberta. They're scanned photos so the quality's not so good - better visit and see the real ones!
Although there weren't so many tourists (with exception of the procession of tour buses driving up to Lake Louise at 9:30am and the crowds at the Columbia Icefield Information Centre) I'd recommend visiting the rockies a bit before October so that you may actually be able to see them rather than mostly clouds!
Joe
Snow-capped peaks
View towards the Rockies from near Golden, BC. I think this was the...
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Hmm, I wonder if I could climb that...
Looking up the hills towards the mountains
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Stream at Moraine Lake
Unfortunately no hiking allowed due to bares, er bears in the area. Bugger....
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Turbines @ Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump
Wet snow, dirt road, huge puddles, Toyota matrix churning in the mud...
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Bird for Dave
Don't know what sort of bird it is, but it was a brave soul,...
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Albertan Badlands
Horseshoe or Horsethief Canyon, don't remember which. No...
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Hoodoos south of Drumheller, AB
The rocks on top of the sandstone prevent it from eroding as fast as the...
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Cows in the foothills
Orange, white and dark green along Hwy 22.
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Cows with guns
Still in the foothills. Rubber glove paradise.
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Big-horn sheep inspecting the road
Kananaskis Country, still in the foothills of the Rockies. Spectacular.
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Better than grass!
That bitumen sure tastes good, Mum!
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Cute little bighorn sheep
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More bighorn sheep
The road is closed in winter to give them a chance against Toyotas and other...
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Kananaskis Country, AB
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Rocky mountain sunset
Well, late afternoon. Up the top at Banff.
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Glacial valley
Spectacular stuff. Pity about the weather
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Moraine Lake, 6:30am
Well, I could see that it *would* be spectacular if the sun was out and one...
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View of Peyto Lake
Got a nice view after a bit of a hike up through the snow. A little sunshine...
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Near Mistaya Canyon
Still in Banff Nat. Park
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Glacial retreat!
The foot of the Athabasca Glacier, as seen from where the ice used to come to...
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Somewhere in Banff or Jasper Nat Park
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Carved rocks near Athabasca Falls
Jasper National Park
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I think this is a caribou
A bit of a scrawny-looking example, but I believe it's a caribou...
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Un autre caribou, je pense, moi.
Again, a bit scrawny-looking. If it's a moose, it's even more...
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Maligne Lake
Pronounced "maleeeeeen". Near Jasper
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Hiking near Mt Robson
Cloud and rain, bloody pain. Mist and fog, need a grog. Wind and cold, story...
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article published 11/18/2005
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