Snow capped peaks, pristine lakes, and groups of enthusiastic explorers set the scene in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada. The area lends itself to adventure seekers and weekenders, nature enthusiasts and relaxed admirers. Alberta's Rockies are home to some of the most impressive scenery around, and the list of things to experience here is practically endless.
On a recent road trip, I drove the length of Alberta's Rockies from Waterton Lakes to Banff to Jasper. My goal was to photo journal the experience and capture a slice of some of the most notable attractions that the region has to offer. My 100 images are a mere introduction to some of what you'll find in Alberta's Rocky Mountains - the point is, I saw all of this in just one week.
*Click the title above each image for the expanded photo essay of that location.
1. Exploring Canmore, Alberta.
2. Crowds at Lake Louise in Banff National Park.
3. Moose head in the Banff Park Museum.
4. View of Waterton Lakes from the top of Bear's Hump.
5. Jasper Bound!
6. Policeman's Creek Boardwalk in Canmore, Alberta.
7. Glacier Skywalk in Jasper National Park.
8. Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta.
9. Horseback riding in Waterton Lakes National Park.
10. Walkway to the Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station.
11. Stacked rocks on Whistlers Mountain in Jasper National Park.
12. Kicking Horse Pass.
13. Big Head in Canmore, Alberta.
14. Hiking in Waterton Lakes.
15. Entrance to Frank Slide Interpretive Centre.
16. Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park.
17. Jasper Park Information Centre in Jasper, Alberta.
18. Athabasca Glacier.
19. Lake Louise.
20. Driving the Icefields Parkway.
21. Sunwapta Falls in Jasper National Park.
22. Banff Gondola.
23. Athabasca Mountain.
24. Driving the Icefields Parkway.
25. Lake Louise.
26. Cave and Basin in Banff National Park.
27. Abandoned Train Car in Kananaskis.
28. Me on Whistlers Mountain in Jasper.
29. Interior of Chateau Lake Louise.
30. Sunwapta Falls in Jasper National Park.
31. Hiking on Whistlers Mountain in Jasper.
32. Canoes at Cameron Lake in Waterton.
33. Banff Park Museum in Banff, Alberta.
34. Nakiska in Kananaskis Country.
35. Ram / Bighorn Sheep horns at Cave & Basin.
36. Bar U Ranch National Historic Site near Longview, Alberta.
37. Bighorn sheep in Kananaskis.
38. Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park.
39. Rockies in Banff National Park.
40. Whitewater rafting in Kananaskis.
41. Cave & Basin National Historic Site in Banff National Park.
42. Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park.
43. Jasper SkyTram.
44. Fur trader's camp at Cave & Basin.
45. Driving the Icefields Parkway.
46. Pine needles in Kananaskis Country.
47. Chateau Lake Louise in Banff National Park.
48. Exploring the Columbia Icefield.
49. Entrance gates to Banff National Park.
50. Mineral spring at Cave & Basin.
51. Columbia Icefield.
52. Red Rock Canyon in Waterton Lakes.
53. Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park.
54. Leitch Collieries in the Crowsnest Pass.
55. Riding the Jasper SkyTram.
56. Waterton Lakes National Park.
57. Black bear in Jasper National Park.
58. Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes.
59. Cold Sulphur Spring in Jasper National Park.
60. Rain over Kananaskis.
61. Riding up Whistlers Mountain in Jasper.
62. On top of Sulphur Mountain in Banff.
63. First oil well in Western Canada in Waterton.
64. Glacier Skywalk in Jasper National Park.
65. Train station in Jasper, Alberta.
66. Driving through Waterton Lakes.
67. Exploring the Leitch Collieries in the Crowsnest Pass.
68. Frank Slide.
69. Trail ride through Kananaskis.
70. Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station.
71. Lake Louise.
72. Train in Jasper, Alberta.
73. Sunwapta Falls in Jasper National Park.
74. Dining in downtown Canmore, Alberta.
75. Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station.
76. Lundbreck Falls in the Crowsnest Pass.
77. Banff Springs Hotel.
78. Waterton Lakes National Park.
79. Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park.
80. Park stickers in Lake Louise.
81. Cameron Falls in Waterton.
82. Driving through Jasper National Park.
83. Tree roots at Sunwapta Falls.
84. Athabasca Glacier.
85. Exploring Banff, Alberta.
86. Banff Gondola.
87. Whistlers Mountain in Jasper.
88. Red Rock Canyon in Waterton Lakes.
89. Posing for pictures in Lake Louise.
90. Banff Gondola.
91. Icefields Parkway.
92. Raiding the pantry at the Bar U Ranch.
93. Road into Waterton Lakes.
94. Reflections of the Rockies.
95. The view from the lobby of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton.
96. Hiking in Jasper.
97. The Rockies in Banff.
98. Dining room at the Bar U Ranch.
99. Glacier Skywalk.
100. Me in Alberta's Rockies!
