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Beautiful Alberta: A Selection of 2023/24 Winter and Spring Photographs from My Visits to Banff, Kananaskis, the Bad Lands and Waterton
From hundreds of photographs, how do you select some 28? They may not be the best of the pick, but they highlight how beautiful the province of Alberta is during all four seasons of the year. I took the photos shown here between January and May 2024 (please click Table of Contents for my earlier stories from summer and autumn). I have no one here (in Calgary) like I did in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. The mountains — and my three websites — are my best friends; they touch my soul and give me immense happiness and satisfaction. The Rockies are a stone’s throw away from Calgary, and the joy of making spontaneous day trips to them has become an inseparable part of my life!
New Moon, Akamina Parkway, Waterton National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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The Three Sisters Mountains, Canmore, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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A freight train passes over the Oldman River on the iconic Lethbridge Viaduct or the High Level Bridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Horsethief Canyon, Drumheller. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Big Horn Sheep, Norquay Lookout Point, overlooking Banff and Vermillion Lakes, Banff National Park, Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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CP freight train rounding the bend at Storm Mountain Loookout Point, Bow Valley Parkway (Hwy 1A), Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant,
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Pilot Mountain, a view from the Bow Valley Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant,
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Johnston Canyon, Bow Valley Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant,
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Skiers on Lake Louise Ski Resort, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Visitors taking a horse sleigh ride around Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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A view of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Crowsnest River plunges over Lundbreck Falls, near Pincher Creek, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Spray River, Banff Springs Golf Course Loop Road, after overnight snowfall. Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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A white-tailed jackrabbit next to my car on a bitterly cold day (-35C) in Calgary, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Bison, Elk Island National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Number 4 of 11 bridges crossing Rosebud River in Rosedale, near Drumheller, Alberta Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Horseshoe Canyon at sunrise following overnight snowfall, Drumheller, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Cross-country at Johnson Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Male elk, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Cascade Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Mountain Bluebird on trail by Rosedale Suspension Bridge, Drumheller, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Canadian Geese, Weed Lake, Langdon, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Mount Rundle pictured from Vermillion Lakes, Banff National Park. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Troll Falls, Kananaskis, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Big Horn Sheep on cliff-top, Akamina Parkway, Waterton National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Monument honouring interned Ukrainians and other Europeans during WW I, Bow Valley Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Elks walking through swamp, Vermillion Lakes, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
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Castle Mountain, from the bridge over Bow River on Hwy 93, near Bow Valley Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta. Photograph: Malik Merchant.
Date posted: May 12, 2024.
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