Never Cry Wolf

In an effort to have a few pictures to post every now and then I have been trying to carry around my camera with me as much as possible this year. Yesterday my battery ran out and I forgot to recharge it so I didn't take my camera with me today on my trip to Yoho NP just across the border in BC.
Wouldn't you know it we came across something that I have only seen once before in all the years I have been guiding.
Wolf cubs, four of them actually. Two were grey and two were black, so they definitely weren't coyotes. They were playing on the road just as we came around the curve. Of course they ran away as soon as they saw my van but they were curiously peeking at us from just inside the bushes on the side of the road surely thinking that they were now invisible. They soon wandered off into the forest and in the end not even one of my eight clients managed to get a picture but it would have been really cool to get a shot of them. Oh well, maybe I'll get another chance in another ten years or so.
By the way there was no sign of any adult wolves around but they were surely nearby making sure things didn't get out of hand.
Later in the day we also saw a pair of black bears but after seeing the wolf cubs who cares about some silly bears right?

Lake Louise, the unfrozen version

It's been about three weeks since Lake Louise actually melted but I just haven't had a chance to get a picture of it until now. It was a little cloudy today but there was no wind so there was a good reflection going on.
I also took a picture of Peyto Lake. That's the other lake that I previously posted of picture of a few entries ago.


Here is the old picture again.

Although it is about the same time of year as the previous photo was taken the color of the lake is totally different. It just doesn't seem to turn that deep blue color anymore like it used to. As soon as it melts it goes right to this weak blue color. But all the tourists who have never seen it like it used to be still think it's pretty nice.
Actually most of the lakes around here have been affected by the way above average snow melt which brings lots of color ruining junk into the lakes.
At least the river has gone down a little so it looks like I won't be washed away after all.

A Little Higher Still

As you can see in this picture of the picnic table the water is even a little higher than it was yesterday. There is a picture of the same table in the my previous post so you can see the difference. I have also included a picture of the lego berm that I mentioned yesterday.

Water World

It was bound to happen. After a record breaking snowfall this past winter and a cool spring that has prevented the gradual melting of the record breaking snow, it has suddenly decided to get all warm and stuff and so now all this snow wants to melt at the same time.
On my trip up the "ICE" today it was just water water everywhere.
But the best of it is actually right beside my building in Banff where the river is pretty much full, actually it's more than full already and if it rises much more things could get downright adventurous around here.
The town has actually put up a little "berm" that they made out of some lego and a couple of old shower curtains to protect the Luxton Museum which is next door and where the river bank is lowest. Maybe I'll get a picture of it tomorrow.