“There is peace even in the storm” Vincent van Gogh
The Tonquin valley is like a throwback in time. It gives you an idea of what it must have felt like to see Banff or Jasper before there was any development other than a few horse trails. The trail here is infamous for its mud; and it did not disappoint. Over the course of the hike we had our fair share of particularly cold rain, and it often felt more like wading through a swamp than hiking. Despite this there were numerous moments of serene beauty where the mountains cleared and we had spectacular light. This shot was a 30 second exposure (f7.1, ISO 100) of the Ramparts from Amethyst Lake. Rising to a height of 3,313m (10,869ft) and straddling the continental divide they fall partly within Jasper National Park in Alberta and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia. Amethyst lake sits at height of 1,975m (6,479ft) so the wall rises dramatically over 1,300m (4,265ft) in front of you. On the third day with the temperatures continuing to drop the rain started turning to snow on the pass; so we hiked out in a single day and skipped our planned forth day. We were extremely lucky to be able to see some endangered mountain Caribou bulls; but I will save that for another post. Jasper National Park. Alberta, Canada
Hope everyone has found some inner peace with the roller coaster that was the update to HF20 !
If you would like to learn a little bit more about my background in photography you can read the interview @photofeed did with me here
Robert Downie
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I want to go to Canada
But you only have 7 countries left if your limiting yourself to 50 ;-)
Already got Canada on the list so it would be a double up. And 50 is the hurdle not the ceiling
You should come over this winter and I can show you what cold really means .
It's a trap!
Just ask for a reference from my last visitor
Stunning shot @intrepidphotos
Please don't wonder but I will upvote in a few days. At the moment I am not able to provide you with valuable upvotes
Thanks!
Wow, looks so great in fullscreen! Love the cold tones and long exposure magic. Well done!
Thanks mate
Those colours make everything look so dramatic! And I'm weird and really like rocks and thinks those are such cool shapes and colours. And I was wondering if you were going to shove in a hardfork reference in there, seems that's all anyone is going to talk about today XD
Thanks for the kind comment as always !
Wow, this is stunning. Glad @photovisions recommended full screen.
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Living in the USA, Canada never interested me much - too close to home - so I never paid much attention to its landscape. Now I see so many gorgeous pictures in my feed that this continent has become much more interesting.
Gorgeous picture. That mud sounds horrible in the moment, but must be interesting to look back at now that it is nestled down in the past.
Canada is such an amazing country. That said having come from Australia I would agree that you always want what you don't have. I really miss the incredible Australian coastline and beaches after two years here in Canada.
I could sit and gaze at this beauty for ages @intrepidphotos so I can only imagine how remarkable it would be to actually be there. Spectacular photography.
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Wow...so beautiful... I need to come out West.
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Let me know if you do make it over
My wife wants to move out to Vancouver but both our families are all here in Ontario and Quebec... we would spend a fortune flying back home for all the holidays and birthday party’s, and weddings and other events.
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Try flying home to Australia lol
I had a job offer in Vancouver but there was no way we could afford to buy anything ... maybe live in Maple Ridge and commute for 4 hours each day.
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Yes. Vancouver is expensive. Most Australian cities are similar prices to the west coast of Canada unfortunately.
Stunning photograph !
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Reaching Ralph Levels
Not sure what you mean by Ralph Levels?
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