Mercurial Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Just some of my favorite pictures taken from Glacier Park up through Banff and Jasper. Banff Springs Hotel: Emerald Lake, BC: Icefields Parkway, AB: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Glacier National Park, Montana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Those pictures are spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Those pictures are spectacular thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 These are so awesome, makes me miss the splendor of Montana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 These are so awesome, makes me miss the splendor of Montana. move back Seriously though, the lack of good jobs in Montana always sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 move back Seriously though, the lack of good jobs in Montana always sucks. Yeah Montana's economy is just awful, I'd never be able to make it there. I also love the culture in and around NYC, and I love the landscape of the Northeast with the rolling hills, verdant springs, blazing colors in fall....Montana is a bit too dry for me, everything looks beautiful in June with that emerald green but turns pretty brown and nasty, especially in the prairies, by July. I found the aridity unpleasant after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yeah Montana's economy is just awful, I'd never be able to make it there. I also love the culture in and around NYC, and I love the landscape of the Northeast with the rolling hills, verdant springs, blazing colors in fall....Montana is a bit too dry for me, everything looks beautiful in June with that emerald green but turns pretty brown and nasty, especially in the prairies, by July. I found the aridity unpleasant after a while. Yeah it's definitely prettiest in June, and also in the winter. Alberta tends to stay green into August usually, at least. I think the fact that the summers are slightly cooler helps things from getting that burnt look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yeah it's definitely prettiest in June, and also in the winter. Alberta tends to stay green into August usually, at least. I think the fact that the summers are slightly cooler helps things from getting that burnt look. I went up to Lethbridge a couple of times to do some shopping, and the prairies in Alberta were definitely more verdant than Montana. I really liked some of the scenery in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies with the contrast between rolling grasslands and alpine landscapes. We had a very cool summer out West this year...I was glad to be in Montana until mid-August to avoid the worst of the NY heat. Summers are so much nicer in the Rockies, man. And yes, I'd love to go back in the winter, especially in the heart of a brutal arctic outbreak or a massive springtime blizzard. Montana just has the craziest changes in weather, and wind speeds, that I have ever experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I love the intermountain W and mountains in general. My favorite weather forecasting, and of course the scenery. These pictures pretty much confirm what I knew already--I am going to Glacier/Watertown/Banff/Jasper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Very nice! I've only seen Banff in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Glacier looks so amazing. Hope to get there in the next year or two. I love the alpine look up there in Montana. Those thick conifers (firs or hemlocks?) are so much better than the ponderosa pines we have down here in CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks all! Vandy: Yeah I love the trees and forests of NW Montana. There are a bunch of giant cedars in Lincoln County as well. (pic not mine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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