Saturday, October 13, 2018

Canadian Rockies: Part 2

Southward into Banff we roamed.  Hoping to find an elusive bit of clear sky.

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This gal is gaining as much weight as possible before the season ends.
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Even with the smoke, the glacial rock flour still gives the lakes a striking blue color.
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Passing into Yoho NP, we started to see some of the previous burn scars.   These are pretty fresh. 


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These were made a bit ominous by the heavy smoke…
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Hanging a left at Radium Hot Springs, we saw a number of bighorn sheep, calmly munching away on roadside greenery as traffic buzzed past. Ironically, they were right next to the bighorn-sheep caution sign.  On my bucket list is to see a few males jousting over the females during mating season.   Those horns are not just for show.

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Dauntless Mountaineers, they are usually much more common on the rocky slopes, but they go where the food is.
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Nearing the USA border, we stopped to visit some friends.  Various tales were exchanged, pizza baked, cats petted, and smoke commiserated.  A good time indeed.  The Canadians do know their hospitality. 

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