Mt. Yamnuska from Many Springs

These mountains are the first ones you come to, when you drive westwards from Calgary. Mt. Yamnuska, the mountain on the right, is a spectacular sight, and very popular with rock-climbers and hikers. I've never hiked up there - and am never likely to : ) The flat area at the foot of these mountains is Bow Valley Provincial Park, very popular with botanists and birders. Took this photo on 21 July 2013, about a month after Alberta's devastating Flood of the Century.