Thanks Toughguy

[IA4PATS]

Thanks to toughguy's pictures of Jasper and Banff that I showed my wife, I had to get new camera and go on an amazing trip. We went at the end of August, but I am just now getting to these.

These little ground squirrels were all over

One off the first things we saw when entering Jasper

Not a bad place to grab a quick snack. There were so many wildflowers.

One of two grizzlies we saw on this hike. The second one about 40 in some bushes, so I didn't stick around too long for a good shot.

Noisy little squirrel.

Black bear along the road.

Not sure what these sheep found so yummy, but they were under this truck for hours and then under a van the next day.

Scenery.

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Fun in the August snow.

Angel Glacier

A pretty cool spot for wedding pictures.

Scenery #2

Big bull in the morning sun

My favorite animal

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Another crazy squirrel posing

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Scenery #4

Athabaska Falls

Scenery #5

My wife took a picture of me taking a picture

Panther falls. It is only a short hike from the road that very few people seem to hike to.

Peyto Lake

Johnston Canyon

Ink Pots were very cool. Not what we were expecting

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Another black bear along the road

My bride enjoying the Big Beehive

A young marmot. Not sure who was watching who

Lake Louise, Mirror Lake and Lake Agnes

Lake Agnes

Lake Agnes from the other side

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We watched a glacier calve at the Plain of Seven glaciers.

This was the only animal we saw on a "wildlife drive" that took 2 hours and beet the carp out of our car.

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Scenery #7

The last day of the trip I ended up getting my first kidney stone. My wife drove all the way home stopping in emergency rooms in Canada, Montana and finally home. That was a nightmare in so many ways, but the trip was awesome before that.

[eyeguy 54]

nice series! makes me want to head north :>)

[Dbl]

Beautiful part of the world, one of my favorites to visit!

[Cyberfish]

Cool photos!

[toughguy]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed it. Great pictures! One of the most beautiful places on the the planet IMO. I missed some of the places you visited there. I'd love to make it back there again someday but there are a few other places I need to visit first. Maybe these shots will inspire some others to visit too!

The glacier shot is awesome. I loved Peyto Lake. We stopped there 3 times to get different light for a shot.

[TonkaBass]

Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing

[Capt. H (Ret.)]

Excellent!!!!

[Paul]

Love them, Nice series

[DonBo]

Beautiful! This is definetly on my bucket list.

[bemidjibasser]

beautiful shots, and kidney stones suck. i had them last fall... OUCH!