Older Banff and Jasper, Alberta

Classified at Unisco World Heritage Site in 1984, Banff and Jasper National Parks are nested in the Canadian Rockies in dramatic and genuine wilderness. Winter in the parks is harsh and unforgiving. The temperature dips below 20 degrees, the wind howls through peaks and valleys freezing all in place. Enormous glaciers hang over the towering mountain tops, lakes turn into solid playgrounds, ice walls deep canyons in infinite still cascades; and deep snow blankets it with deceiving peace. Bears are in torpor but mountain lions, wolves, elk, moose and bighorn sheep are active, and if elusive, sound the beating heart of the wilderness.

Painted Skies
Winter Sunset on Mount Fairview from Lake Louise. Banff National Park, AB
You Have My Heart
Walking in the canyon near and on a frozen Maligne river, I stumbled on a heart of ice. Maligne river, Jasper National Park, AB, Canada. December 2018 Sony A7rii FE 24-70 2.8 70mm f/9.5 1/125 1600 ISO
Luminous
Sunrise over Upper Victoria Glacier and the slopes of Mount Whyte. Lake Louise Area. Banff National Park, AB
Sun Kiss
Lake Louise at Sunrise in Banff National Park, AB
Formation
Ice Climber in Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, AB
Pointy and Sharp
Standing under an Ice cascade is never a good idea, but nonetheless impressive. Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, AB
Brothers
Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, AB
Morning Stroll
Father and son go for stroll on a frozen Lake Louise early on January morning, in the direction of Plain of Six Glaciers, hardly visible through the clouds in the background. Lake Louise. Banff National Park, AB, Canada. January 2019
Sunrise on Upper Victoria Glacier and Plain of Six Glaciers
Sunrise in Banff National Park, AB
Light and Shade
Upper Victoria Glacier. Banff National Park, AB
Ice Walls
Upper Victoria Glacier. Banff National Park, AB
Cascading
ice Cascades at Johnston Canyon Upper Falls. Banff National Park, AB
Water and Ice
Maligne Canyon. Jasper National Park, AB

Standing Tall
Lake Louise Area. Lake Louise National Park, AB. Shot hand-held during a romantic sunset walk on a frozen Lake Louise.
Bread Crumbs
Lake Louise National Park, AB
Spotlight
The sun shines on Mount Lefroy early on a winter morning. Lake Louise Area. Banff National Park
Good Morning
The sun breaks over the mountains to embrace Upper Victoria Glacier and shine on Mount Whyte's summit.
A break in the ice
Ice water flows in Maligne Canyon. Jasper National Park, AB
Icicles
Ice formed on Maligne Canyon River. Water is visible below the layer of ice. Jasper National Park. AB.
What's next?
ice climber reaching a small overhung in Maligne Canyon. Jasper National Park. AB.
Ice and Wind
Upper Victoria Glacier. Banff National Park, AB
Chateau Fairmont, Lake Louise, AB
Lake Louise is Canada’s highest community nested at 5,000 feet (1,540m). It formally was the base camp for 12,000 workers for the Canadian railroad in 1884 for construction though Kicking Horse pass.
Sunrise on Mount Whyte, Big Beehive in still cool in the shade
Banff National Park. AB
Canyon Bend
Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, AB
Wall
Ice cascade at Upper Johnston Falls. Banff National Park, AB