The Laramide Trail

  In the woods cold and clear walk over the zebra crossing at crash corner pedestrians at Crash Corner More shots of rocks from Surprise (crash) Corner flat plane of mud The boundary between two rock units that had higher radiation levels photopoint looking back to the hotel the other point where Charles talked crash […]

    crash corner   Looking down onto the Bow River Falls       down onto the falls   Somebody’s car   The rock that Charles talked about     commemorative bench overlooking Bow River      view from the bench across to the other bench     the road up to Crash Corner

  This business of not going out on your own is a bit surprising. It makes sound recording a problem. I had not factored in wildlife as a critical issue.   First snow actually at the Banff Centre.     view from my studio window    Cascade Mountain fully coated   footprints on the sculpture

  Fabulous meeting with Charles and his partner. Very productive recording session. Two helicopters were flying around Mt Rundall requiring a bit of patience.

  Female and juvenile elk on campus. We have been told not to disturb them. It is the rut and the male elks can be quite aggressive.  We have been told not to walk outside on our own.  

  Light comes out as we return walking back through the larch alpine grasses growing around lichen boulder Larch Valley larch Moraine Lake lower walk

  Lichen looking up to Sentinel Pass between Pinnacle Mt and Mt Temple Zig zag to the pass. Too snowy to walk. Mount Temple rock texture Pinnacle Mountain (etchings) The pinnacle on Mt Temple looking up to Sentinel Pass between Pinnacle Mt and Mt Temple this fabulous rock

  Pinnacle Mountain Larch Valley walk Stunning walk through a golden valley into light snowy ground. Limestone geology most evident. Moraine lake glacial turquoise. Some sound recording of wind through larches (30 seconds between voices nearby). 60 seconds of creaking tree. The guides were anxious to return and a stickler for groups of four. Last

  never did this

  Bummed out about dead batteries on the tops of mountains. Carrying 4 dead batteries as replacements is not recommended. A recording of Steve the guide talking about the fossils would have been useful. Phylum arthropoda, unknown class beautiful thing like a crayfish Incertae sedis Ottoia quarry wall closeup   limpety thing   Final shot

  Takkakaw Falls Yoho Valley dunno The quarry is just a tiny divot on a very steep slope Steve the guide Canada Highway 1 visible in the valley below blobby caterpillar thingy Anomalocaris A Dinocarid empire! Opabinia

  Emerald Lake from the lunch stop Mt Burgess from Wapta Mountain first view of a fossil this picture doesn’t do justice to how steep it was long way down trilobites quarry walls tiny impressions Marella thing?

    wolf tracks Yoho Lake  

  Took some photos on the way back from Calgary from the car… Canada flags… Dead Man’s Flats Canmore luxury apartments