Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Moraine Lake

A photo taken on 3 October 2011, when friends and I went to Moraine Lake to hike the Larch Valley trail (a very strenuous uphill hike with 10 switchbacks, which nearly killed me!). The day was overcast for most of the time and the low light was not good for photography, but at least you get an idea of the magnificent colour of Moraine Lake and the spectacular mountains of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. "Moraine Lake is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m). The lake has a surface area of .5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue. The color is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine_Lake www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9329240344

A photo taken on 3 October 2011, when friends and I went to Moraine Lake to hike the Larch Valley trail. The day was overcast for most of the time and the low light was not good for photography, but at least you get an idea of the magnificent colour of Moraine Lake and the spectacular mountains of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. "Moraine Lake is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m). The lake has a surface area of .5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue. The color is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine_Lake

This was taken on 9 September 2012, when I went with friends from England to the Banff area, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake (seen in the image above). We had some sunshine at the beginning of our trip, but it poured with rain for the rest of the day. Took a few photos, anyway, and some seem to have come out reasonably, despite the weather and very low cloud cover. Surprisingly, the colour of the lake still looked turquoise, which is part of the magic of this very popular destination. Had a great day, though, thanks to Linda and Tony! I don't usually take people in my photos, but wasn't going to wait any longer in pouring rain - and I always love a red jacket. "Moraine Lake is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m). The lake has a surface area of .5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue. The color is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine_Lake

I couldn't decide whether to add a frame or not to this photo, and if I did, whether to use black or grey. In the end, I more or less just clicked on one and here it is - black, ha. This was taken yesterday, when I went with friends from England to the Banff area, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake (seen in the image above). We had some sunshine at the beginning of our trip, but it poured with rain for the rest of the day. Took a few photos, anyway, and some seem to have come out reasonably, despite the weather and very low cloud cover. Surprisingly, the colour of the lake still looked turquoise, which is part of the magic of this very popular destination. The color is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis. Had a great day, though, thanks to Linda and Tony! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine_Lake

A photo taken on Monday, when friends and I went to Moraine Lake to hike the Larch Valley trail. The day was overcast for most of the time and the low light was not good for photography, but at least you get an idea of the magnificent colour of Moraine Lake and the spectacular mountains of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. "Moraine Lake is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m). The lake has a surface area of .5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue. The color is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine_Lake Update re the 12 boxes of sentimental things that belonged to my brother and my parents, which have at last arrived in Calgary from England. Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Customs Office and got clearance on them. Now, it is just a matter of waiting for them to be delivered to my home. When I got back home, there was a notice in my mailbox announcing that we will be getting new roofs - apparently, they were damaged by hail in 2010. Also, new front and patio doors will be replaced this fall (starting more or less straight away) and all windows! Just in nice time for the cold weather arriving! Last thing I had heard was that it was going to be next year after all, and so my sorting and clearing came to an abrupt end two or three months ago. How I wish I had kept going, but I just couldn't summon up any energy or motivation. Now, of course, I am about to have people in every corner of my place, being attacked by all the ferocious dust bunnies, and needing to actually be able to reach the windows. Or perhaps they will be shy of people and keep out of sight - but unfortunately, dust bunnies just don't go away. Did I really think I could just collapse once my boxes arrived and work on things like backing-up my photos from this year, lol? Looks like I'll have to try and limit my time on Flickr in the next little while! Vacuum cleaner - get ready for the total shock of being plugged in and turned on! IF it happens : )

One of the Oxeye Daisies that were growing along the edge of the parking lot at Moraine Lake a few days ago. Beautiful, but invasive. ""Introduced from Europe in the early 1800’s primarily as a grass seed contaminant, and subsequently spread as an ornamental, Oxeye daisy has become a serious invader of pastures and natural areas throughout North America. It is a perennial herb that reproduces both by seed and shallow rhizomes. Single plants quickly become patches that continually increase in size. Plants flower June-August and its seed germinates throughout the growing season. Oxeye Daisy and the very similarly flowered Scentless Chamomile can be considered conspicuous, as there are no native white flowered daisies in Alberta." www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-OxeyeDaisy.pdf

I've always been amused by this (scanned) old photo of my youngest daughter visiting with a couple of chipmunks at the edge of Moraine Lake, out past Banff in the Rocky Mountains. I was trying to find a particular photo of this lake to show its beauty and will scan it if/when I find it.