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Jumpin' Jasper

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Photo by Wendy Max
Medicine Lake

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Bears

Wading bearfoot

bears
Black bear

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And the baby bear said, "This water is too cold."

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Black bear
August 17, 2011

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Bearly ashore

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Black bear

August 24, 2011
Canon Rebel T1i,

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Bearly looking up

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Black bear
August 17, 2011

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Red bear-ies - my favorite

bear

Black bear
August 17, 2011

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What's under here?

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Black bear
August 17, 2011

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Grubs! Yum!

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Black bear
August 17, 2011

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Taste like chicken

bear

Black bear
August 17, 2011

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Other mammals

Oh come on, just smile

goat

Mountain goat

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Getting my goat

goat
Mountain goat

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Contestant 522

elk
Elk

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Pika

pika

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Elite

pika

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Who you calling a marmot?

marmot

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When marmots lay low

marmot

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Ground squirrel

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Columbian ground squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus)
Edith Cavell Meadow

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Birds

Grousing about the Rockies

grouse
Grouse

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The rave

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Raven

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How Art Wolfe got started

raven

Raven
Canadian Rockies

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Gull-able

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Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Family: Laridae (gulls)
Banff, Canada
August 20, 2011
Canon 50D

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Open-mouthed gull

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Gull
Banff, Canada
August 20, 2011
Canon 50D

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Landscapes

Log jam

logs

Moraine Lake
Juy 17, 2011

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Mountainous reflection

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Moraine Lake

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Hike to Lake Agnes

Low hanging cloud

cloud and mountain

En rounte to Lake Agnes

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Reflecting on the hike

reflection
Mirror Lake

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Hike to Edith Cavell Meadow, Angel Glacier Lake

Angel glacier lake

glacier

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Tram-scape

tram

Banff, Canada
August 19, 2011
Canon rebel T1i

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Tramway

tram

Banff, Canada
August 19, 2011
Canon 50D

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Tramway

tram

Banff, Canada
August 19, 2011
Canon 50D

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Falling guy

tram

Banff, Canada
August 19, 2011
Canon 50D

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Landscape

landscape

Banff, Canada
August 19, 2011
Canon rebel T1i

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Flora

Mountain-avens

anemone
Yellow mountain-avens (Dryas drummondii)
Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
The Burgess Shale
Yoho National Park
Canadian Rockies
August 14, 2011
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Tuft

anemone
Yellow mountain-avens (Dryas drummondii)
Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Canadian Rockies
August 14, 2011
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Invertebrates

Spider

spider

Nordmann's orbweaver (Araneus nordmanni)
Family: Araneidae (orbweaver family)
Banff, Canada
August 19, 2011
Canon rebel T1i
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Fungi

Bolete

shroom

Mushroom
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Three shaggy mushrooms

shrooms

Mushrooms
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Puffball

fungi

Possibly Lycoperdon perlatum
(per Fred Stevens)
Hike to Edith Cavell Meadow
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Witches butter

fungi

Dacrymyces
per Fred Stevens
Hike to Edith Cavell Meadow
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The Burgess Shale

Getting oriented

Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

Here, our guide Mike is describing the 14 mile round trip trek up to the shale. (We had heard it wzs only 12.)

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Canadian map quest

Burgess shale
The Burgess Shale
Yoho National Park
Canadian Rockies
August 18, 2011

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Mike and the case of the Burgess Shale

Burgess shale
The Burgess Shale
Yoho National Park
Canadian Rockies
August 18, 2011
Canon 50D

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Burgess shale
The Burgess Shale
Yoho National Park
Canadian Rockies
August 18, 2011
Canon 50D

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Trilobite

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Haplophrentis

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Bob, Charles, and the shale

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Wendy finds a fossil

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Shale fossilized

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Two old fossils

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Mike and Charles

Burgess shale

Our guide to the shale and our guide to the shale :D
August 18, 2011
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Bob attempts some up-shale jumping

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Hiking companions

Burgess shale
Lianne and Walter (and Charles)
Above Emerald Lake
The Burgess Shale
Yoho National Park
Canadian Rockies
August 18, 2011

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Familial hiking

Burgess shale
The Burgess Shale
Yoho National Park
Canadian Rockies
August 18, 2011

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Alpine Bob

Burgess shale
The Burgess Shale
Yoho National Park
Canadian Rockies
August 18, 2011

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Burgess shale
The Burgess Shale
Yoho National Park
Canadian Rockies
August 18, 2011
Canon 50D

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Hidden waterfall

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Takakkaw Falls

Burgess shale
Burgess shale
August 18, 2011

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Fossils

Ammonite

ammonite
Ammonite
Spirals
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff, Canada
August 20, 2011
Canon 50D

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Ammonite

ammonite
Ammonite
Spirals
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff, Canada
August 20, 2011
Canon 50D

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Ammonite

ammonite
Ammonite
Spirals
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff, Canada
August 20, 2011
Canon 50D

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Ammonite

ammonite
Ammonite
Spirals
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff, Canada
August 20, 2011
Canon 50D

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Banff Springs Hotel

banff
Our upscale accommodations - In reality, the hotel was impressive architecturally with nice common areas, but the rooms were nothing out of the ordinary.

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Oh Canada

banff
taken at the base of the Banff Gondola

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misc

When Canadians log on

log with graffiti

Log with graffiti
Banff, Canada
August 19, 2011
Canon 50D
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The Trip Itinerary: August 13 - August 20, 2011

+ August 13, 2011 - Arrive in Edmonton from SFO

Rent car and drive to Jasper
Bighorn sheep
Dinner at Jasper Pizza Company
Stay at Astoria Hotel in Jasper
+ August 14, 2011 - Jasper National Park

Boat trip on Maligne Lake to Spirit Island
Hike along Maligne Canyon trail
Medicine Lake
Dinner at Earl's in Jasper
Stay at Astoria Hotel in Jasper
+ August 15, 2011 - Jasper to Lake Louise

Hike up to Angel Glacier Lake, Edith Cavell Meadows
Drive along Icefield's Highway
Dinner at Icefields Visitor Center
Stay at Lake Louise Hotel
+ August 16, 2011 - Lake Louise

Hike up to Agnes Lake, stop at Mirror Lake
Lunch at Agnes Lake Tea House
Hike along Lake Louise
Dinner at Lake Louise Hotel
Stay at Lake Louise Hotel
+ August 17, 2011 - Lake Louise

Drive along Icefield Parkway
Bear encounter
Canoing in Moraine Lake
Dinner at Post Hotel, view wine cellar
Stay at Lake Louise Hotel
+ August 18, 2011 - Yoho National Park

Hike to Burgess Shale, above Emerald Lake
Takkakaw Falls
Stay at Banff Springs Hotel
+ August 19, 2011 - Banff National Park

Gondola Ride
Dinner at Coyote's - in town
Stay at Banff Springs Hotel
+ August 20, 2011 - Depart Calgary for Broward International

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Created: August 29, 2011
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