Glorious sky

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Glorious sky

Beautiful clouds up in the sky, from a recent walk in Bowness Park.

Smiling stump

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Smiling stump

Spotted this randomly happy sight on a walk in Calgary’s Sunnyside neighbourhood.

C-Level Cirque

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C-Level Cirque

Near the top of Cascade Mountain in Banff National Park is this geological feature carved out by an ancient and long-gone glacier. This is the “back side” of Cascade Mountain: the other side is what you see when you look eastward down the main street in the Banff town site.

Wayward blue jay

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Wayward blue jay

Some art painted onto the wall of an abandoned mine building partway up Cascade Mountain in Banff National Park.

Boat launch

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Boat launch

At the lagoon in Bowness Park in northwest Calgary.

Staring contest

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Staring contest

Came across this curious critter while were both hanging out in Bowness Park in Calgary last week.

Trackside view

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Trackside view

A park bench at Bowness Park in Calgary looks onto the Bow River and the tracks for the park’s narrow-gauge miniature railroad.

Roots of the path

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Roots of the path

Going up Cascade Mountain in Banff National Park was made a little easier thanks to many exposed tree roots serving as steps going up and down the trails.

Stewart Canyon

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Stewart Canyon

Stewart Canyon is home to the Cascade River, which it the source of the blue waters of Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park.

Water of the spirits

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Water of the spirits

Returned to Banff National Park on Friday to hike up Cascade Mountain with a friend. Afterwards, we took over a couple of Muskoka chairs on the shore of Lake Minnewanka for a quick, late lunch — with a nice view on the side.