THE NATURAL WORLD
CANADIAN PARKS

Moraine Lake is in the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park, Alberta.
This beautiful lake is in the same area as Lake Louise.

 
The Glacier that flows into
Peyto Lake

Banff National Park
  Peyto Lake is accessed from the
Bannf to Jasper highway

Banff National Park
 
Peyto Lake is picturesque in the winter
Banff National Park
  Peyto Lake
Banff National Park

Moraine Lake is named for the moraine that has fallen down the mountains sides
over hundreds of years. Other debris gathers on the shoreline. The ice usually remains
on this lake into early June making it a very short summer season.


Moraine Lake
Banff National Park

THE CROWFOOT GLACIER IN BANFF NATIONAL PARK
Over the years since the naming of this glacier, one of the toes has receeded.

 
Avalanche tracks
Banff National Park
  The tracks of avalanches
Banff National Park

Castle Mountain
Banff National Park
 
Snow peak and glacier
Banff National Park
  Rugged peak in the clouds
Banff National Park
 
Mt. Athabasca and Mt. Hilda
Viewed from the Banff/Jasper highway
  Mt. Athabasca and Mt. Hilda
Snow is present all year round
 

Mt. Rundle and elk at Vermilion Lakes
Near Banff in Banff National Park

 

Castle Mountain
The Mountain in the clouds

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