Bow Lake

Bow Lake is another lake in the Canadian Rockies.

It is in the province of Alberta.

It is close to the Icefields Parkway.

The vicinity of Bow Lake

The shallower end of Bow Lake

The deeper part of the lake is blue
in color

The contrast in color between
the shallower part and the deeper part
of the lake

Pure beauty

Serenity

Beautiful drift wood found near the lake

Shimmering surface

The Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
near Bow Lake

Evergreen pine trees

Me crossing the small wooden bridge

A simple wooden bridge at one end of the lake

The clear blue sky complements the blue lake

The entrance of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge

A birdie sighted at the Bow Lake

Peyto Lake

Peyto Lake comes into view

Picturesque scenery

Peyto Lake is one of the many glacier fed lakes in the Canadian Rockies.

It is located in the Banff national park, easily accessed from the Icefields Parkway, a main highway leading to the few national parks in the Canadian Rockies.

The bright turquoise color of the lake is due to glacial rock flour which flows into the lake during summer.

The lake is in the Canadian Rockies

Unblocked view of the lake

Visitors moving towards the lake

The other end of the lake fed by
the ' dried ' up glacier

Peyto Lake zoomed nearer

This path between the evergreen pine trees
leads us to the lake

Turquoise serenity

Everyone jostles for place near the railing
to have a good view of the lake
or to take a snapshot of the
nature beauty

The Canadian Rockies

Snow capped Mount Robson

The Canadian Rockies is a range of mountains stretching from British Columbia in the west to Alberta in the east ( both provinces of Canada ) and Mount Robson which stand at 3954 m is the highest peak in the Rockies.

The cool and wet weather in this region result in moister soil, more glaciers and thus bigger rivers and lakes and water falls. And all these natural phenomenon are the essential components of the magnificent and beautiful landscapes of the Rockies.

There are five national parks located within the Rockies, some of them interlinked and interlocked with one another. The interlocked national parks constitutes the proclaimed world heritage site.

The Columbia ice field is one of the bigger accumulation of snowfall on the Rockies and it feeds several glaciers, one of them is the Athabasca glacier.

Mount Robson in a distance

A lower peak in the Rockies

In the background is Mount Robson

The road leading to the Athabasca glacier
which is fed by the Columbia ice field

Athabasca glacier

The number of cars is a sign of
the popularity of this tourist destination

Me with the glacier in the far background

Snow coaches to fetch visitors
to the Athabasca glacier

inside the snow coach

Admiring the glacier at its very spot

A closer look of the source end of the glacier

Only snow coaches with big specially
designed wheels can move on the
snowy surface

One for the album in front of
the snow coaches

Arrived at the glacier by snow coach

Waiting for the snow coach
to fetch us back to the car park

Scores of visitors taking a good view
of the glacier at the front compound
of the tourist center building

View of the Athabasca glacier
from a distance

Car park

The layer of snow on top
of the mountain is still intact
even though it is summer

A closer look of the glacier

Side view of the Athabasca glacier