Lower John­ston Canyon falls I

I had a great time camp­ing and pho­tograph­ing in Banff National Park, and now I’m back in town for a few days and then off again to do some bird sur­veys in the boreal for­est of north-western Alberta.I haven’t had much chance to go through the many pho­tographs I made while there, but I thought I’d quick share this one to tide you over until I get back to post­ing more regularly.

I took this pho­to­graph along the lower sec­tion of the gor­geous John­ston Canyon, just a half hour north of the Banff town­site. The path through the canyon is nor­mally packed full of tourists, but I had the plea­sure of being there mid-week and early-season, giv­ing me plenty of time (and room) to do some pho­tog­ra­phy. This photo shows the beau­ti­ful clear, green colour of the water flow­ing through the canyon, and gives a feel for the almost claus­tro­pho­bic close­ness of the over­hang­ing rock cliffs.