Thursday, May 18, 2006

BEAUTIFUL CANADIAN ROCKIES

FROM BANFF TO JASPER, A FABULOUS JOURNEY - AUGUST 1993

It includes the Icefields Parkway, one of the world's most scenic highways, runs for 230km from Lake Louise to Jasper.



"CHATEAU LAKE LOUISE, A huge hotel building started in 1928, set in fantastic surroundings - snow covered peaks, wonderful lake, majestic glacier!"


"VICTORIA GLACIER - A spectacular ice river reflected in the emerald waters of Lake Louise"


"VALLEY OF THE TEN PEAKS - Ten magnificent peaks and Moraine Lake"


"EMERALD LAKE - Beautiful turquoise waters at the base of the President Range"



"LAKES, AND MOUNTAINS..."


"PEYTO LAKE - Fantastic!"



"JASPER NATIONAL PARK"


"MALIGNE LAKE - Maligne Lake, located 48km southeast of Jasper, is home to a Canadian Rockies landmark: Spirit Island"

4 comments:

Ron said...

Gorgeous pictures! The Canadian Rockies are my second dream destination after Paris.

Anonymous said...

Ron,
No wonder it's a favourite destination. It's stunning!

diane b said...

It all looks familiar. The reflection one is very similar to mine. All good for back then. Amazing how technology is flying ahead.

Trotter said...

Diane,
No wonder it looks familiar; it must have been like that for ages... ;))