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Peeking through the trees

29 Tuesday Sep 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Travel

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alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, canada, hiking, lake, mountains, photography, staycation, Travel, trees

Peeking through the trees

From a wander around Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park in August.

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Power of ice

07 Monday Sep 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, canada, geology, hiking, photography, staycation, Travel

Power of ice

Another view of the C-Level Cirque in Banff National Park from a hike in the middle of August.

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C-Level Cirque

23 Sunday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, Travel

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alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, canada, cirque, glacier, hiking, mountain, photography, staycation, Travel

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.

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Wayward blue jay

21 Friday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Travel

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abandoned, alberta, art, Banff, Banff National Park, canada, graffiti, hiking, staycation, Travel

Wayward blue jay

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

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Roots of the path

17 Monday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, Travel

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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.

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Stewart Canyon

16 Sunday Aug 2020

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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.

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Water of the spirits

15 Saturday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, Travel

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alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, beach, canada, hiking, lake, Lake Minnewanka, landscape, staycation, Travel

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.

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