On my way from Banff to Lake Louise to pick up my clients today I just happened to spot a black wolf jogging along the fence that keeps animals from coming out onto the highway. I couldn't believe my luck as I'd just seen four wolf cubs less than a month ago. (Now that I think about it I suppose there is a good chance that those cubs are related to this adult since I saw them all in the same valley not too far apart either) On average since I've been in Banff I see a wolf maybe once every three years so I guess I've just been lucky lately (as I wrote in my previous post I have only seen cubs once before). This sighting lasted the longest as the wolf kept moving along the fence for about four minutes before it finally disappeared into the woods. I was glad to have my camera with me and took a bunch of pictures but it was a little too far away for my little pocket camera's zoom. At least you can tell it's a wolf I hope.
Today was not a trip to the Columbia Icefield but to Yoho NP as well as Moraine Lake in Banff. Actually it's near Lake Louise but slightly less famous. I think it is the most beautiful lake in the Rockies. If you have an old $20 bill, not the one with the bird on the back but the version before that, you might recognize this lake as the one on that bill.
2 comments:
Wolf....that seems more scary to me than a bear. Maybe because the three bears were nice to goldie locks, and the big bad wolf wanted to eat little red riding hood!!!!! Who says fairy tale won't scar you for life?
The lake is very beautiful. Boy, there are sure a lot of places so close to me that I have never been to that I really should see some day. Maybe Lorin should book us all a personal family tour!
Great work.
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