Where to now St. Peter / Elton John

Mountains are sort of like flowers.
Only bigger.

Heading Out

Heading out from Calgary. Rockies ahead.

Apology: A lot of these are going to be pedestrian quality images – tourist shots.

Grotto Mountain

Cascade Mountain                 

Cascade – How it got it’s name.

Mount Bourgeau

Unidentified Mountain

Every mountain has it’s own personality.

Castle Mountain (Left)

Was Mount Eisenhower for many years. Could have left it that way.
He was worthy of a Mountain. 

Castle Mountain

Probably one of the most photographed mountains in the world. 

Majestic, Amazing, Powerful

Coming: Destination Columbia Icefields 

Tags: Jasper, Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake, Mary Schäffer Warren, Rango, Samson Beaver, Spirit Island, The Rockies

A Minor Ballad / Gordon Lightfoot

“If Lake Louise is a pearl, Maligne is the entire pearl necklace.”
– Mary Schäffer

Just in case you thought I snitched this photo of Spirit Island at Jasper off the Net …
I didn’t. That’s mine.
I could easily have done that though – many great shots of this famous scene.
But I took this with my Sony DSC-HX80.
A nice little camera – but not Pro level. 
And if I really knew how to operate that thing the photo would likely have been better.
Yet it’s almost impossible to take a lousy pic up there.

I was hoping to get a nice reflection shot, but there was too much wind and rain.
Still nice.
We’ll be posting some more soon. Rose took a number of great shots.

Below is Peter Gales‘ famous photo of Spirit Island “Maligne Lake“.

Peter Gales‘ image of Spirit Island hung in Kodak’s Colorama showcase in New York City’s
Grand Central Terminal in August and September of 1960.
This certainly helped to make Jasper famous. 

“The island is a spiritual place for the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, who believe mountains are physical representations of their ancestors. The fact that Spirit Island is surrounded on three sides by the same mountain range is very rare and makes it particularly significant to the Stoney.”
– https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/attractions/maligne-lake-cruise/stories/8-amazing-facts-about-spirit-island/

Mary Schäffer Warren / Explorer

 (1861 – 1939)
American-Canadian naturalist, illustrator, photographer, and writer.
She is famous for her experiences in the Canadian Rockies in the early 20th century.

Samson Beaver

Samson Beaver and Family: daughter, Frances Louise and wife Leah. 

Photograph taken by Mary Schaffer; artist, photographer, writer and naturalist, in 1907. 

In 1907, Samson Beaver met Mary Schaffer, who had just failed in an attempt to find the route to a reputed large lake high in the mountains between Lake Louise and Jasper. Samson sketched a map showing the route to Chaba Imne. 

Tags: Jasper, Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake, Mary Schäffer Warren, Rango, Samson Beaver, Spirit Island, The Rockies