Keeping With The Times

living, learning, and keeping with the times

Athabasca Falls Jasper National Park

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Our next stop was Athabasca Falls.

The 23-metre Athabasca Falls is not very high by Canadian Rockies standards, but the size of the river makes it one of the most powerful falls to be found in the mountain national parks. Pouring over a layer of hard quartzite, the falls have cut into the softer limestone beneath, carving intricate features, including potholes and a short canyon.

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Canadian Rockies Getaway, Athabasca Falls, Keeping With the Times, Barb BrookbankIt’s deceptively quiet at the beginning … and the whole area is misty with spray …

Canadian Rockies Getaway, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank… then eerie, because … people have slipped in and died here …Canadian Rockies Getaway, Athabasca Falls, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank Canadian Rockies Getaway, Athabasca Falls, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank Canadian Rockies Getaway, Keeping With the Times, Barb BrookbankIt’s positively thunderous …
Canadian Rockies Getaway, Athabasca Falls, Keeping With the Times, Barb BrookbankCanadian Rockies Getaway, Athabasca Falls, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank Jasper National Park, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank Canadian Rockies Getaway, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank … and magnificent.

See Lake Annette for part IV

Lake Annette, Jasper National Park

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After we explored Maligne Canyon, we stopped at Lake Annette (and Lake Edith … which I didn’t get a photo of … eek.) (This is Part III of our Canadian Rockies Getaway.)

Both are beautiful. Lake Edith seemed a bit rougher with private homes nestled in the trees (can you imagine?)

Lake Annette is smoother, calmer, and great for swimming, which is a bit of a rare find in Jasper due to the fact that most lakes are fed by glaciers (including Annette) … brrrr …

Lake Annette, Jasper, Alberta, Barb Brookbank, Keeping With the Times
Lake Annette, Jasper, Alberta, Barb Brookbank, Keeping With the Times

So, whoah … get a load of this guy … ;)

Lake Annette, Jasper, Alberta, Barb Brookbank, Keeping With the Times

… sorry about the butt end but it was all he was going to show me on this particular afternoon and I was hiding behind a sign, using my telephoto lens … this guy was daunting …

The elk or wapiti is one of the largest species within the Cervidae or deer family in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and eastern Asia

He had a few ladies on standby …

Lake Annette, Jasper, Alberta, Barb Brookbank, Keeping With the TimesSome people were standing so close to these animals, trying to get a shot with their phone (please do.not.do.that.)

I was talking to a ranger later in the day, and she told me that of all the animals in the park, elk are the ones she fears the most … she’s seen the injuries that have been inflicted by a seriously annoyed male.

... sorry about the butt end but it was all he was going to show me on this particular afternoon.

... sorry about the butt end but it was all he was going to show me on this particular afternoon.This is where I slowly walked to the left and hid behind a Parks Canada sign …

See Highway 93A for part V