Crowfoot Mountain and Bow Lake

David films some of the many wildflowers in this region, including the Indian Paintbrush

After negotiating a steep climb,

there are magnificent views of the incredibly coloured Peyto Lake

Bow Glacier hangs over Bow Lake between Mount Thompson and Portal Peak

Peyto Glacier: the source of the glacial silt that colours Peyto Lake

(above) Mistaya Canyon: here the Mistaya River has cut a narrow gorge through the limestone rocks

 

(below and right) The Mistaya River flows through typical Rocky Mountain scenery

Anne gets her man at the Visitor Centre at the foot of the Athabasca Glacier, which we then visit by means of a Terra Bus