RHH's photos with the keyword: grassi lakes

These are a few more photos from our 2014 visit to the Canadian Rockies and our hike at Grassi Lakes near Canmore. This is the Grassi Lakes Waterfall, visible from the trail but impossible to approach any nearer.

We hiked to Grassi Lakes in 2014. The lakes are near Canmore in Banff and are an attractive hike both for the lakes themselves and their wonderful color and for the views from the trails.

Hiking at Grassi Lakes in 2014 we watched these rock climbers near Upper Grassi Lake. It appeared to us that most of them were novices and practicing.

Photographed along the Grassi Lakes trail in Banff National Park in Alberta, I've not been able to identify this wildflower. Thought I'd post it in the hope someone could help.

The previous photos I posted were all from the Grassi Lakes trail near Canmore, Alberta. These are of the lakes. The hike is neither long nor strenuous and the lakes, though small and shallow are very beautiful and in a beautiful setting. We have hiked the trail a number of times looking for native orchids but always go all the way to the lakes and enjoy the scenery as well as the orchids.

Upper Grassi Lake is a small alpine lake above Canmore, Alberta, and a favorite hiking destination of ours both for its scenery and the native orchids we find there. This photo was taken from the trail as it continues above and beyond the lake.

This is the outlet for Grassi Lakes, the upper lake emptying into the lower lake and the lower lake emptying into this stream that flows over the cliffs as a waterfall. Grassi Lakes are above Canmore, in alberta Canada.

Grassi Lakes are above Canmore, Alberta, Canada, and a favorite hike of ours both for the scenery and the orchids. The lakes are very shallow and small but havve a beautiful color that is best on a sunny day.

This is another view of Lower Grassi Lake from the trail around the lake. The photo shows how shallow the lake is but also catches something of its beautiful color.

On our 2014 trip through the Canadian Rockies we spent several days in the area of Canmore hiking the Grassi Lakes trail. This view is from the trail and looks out over Spray Lakes Reservoir and the town of Canmore. The photo was taken by my wife.

On our 2014 trip through the Canadian Rockies we spent several days in the area of Canmore hiking the Grassi Lakes trail. This view is from the trail and looks south to Ha Ling Peak.

On our 2014 trip through the Canadian Rockies we spent several days in the area of Canmore hiking the Grassi Lakes trail. This view is from the trail and looks south down the Bow River Valley.

I have not been able to identify this beetle but perhaps someone can help. It was photographed near Grassi Lakes Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.

This photo was taken by my wife in Banff National Park in Alberta along the Grassi Lakes trail. We were in Canmore and hiked to Grassi Lakes looking for orchids and other wildflowers when she took this photo. The inset photo is mine and shows the Red Columbine, another beautiful native.

After traveling through Kootenay National Park in British Columbia we ended up in Canmore, Alberta, in Banff National Park. We spent several days there hiking and exploring, but the weather was awful with heavy rain and we finally gave it up. The day this photo was taken was dry until late afternoon and we hiked to Grassi Lakes. This is Upper Grassi Lake, a popular hiking and climbing destination. This photo was taken by my wife.

This Great Horned Owl with chicks was photographed by my wife at Upper Grassi Lake near Canmore, Alberta. We had hiked there and I did not have a telephoto lens along, so she took the photo. The chicks, which we did not notice until we looked at our photos later are below her and to her left (our right).

After traveling through Kootenay National Park in British Columbia we ended up in Canmore, Alberta, in Banff National Park. We spent several days there hiking and exploring, but the weather was awful with heavy rain and we finally gave it up. The day this photo was taken was dry until late afternoon and we hiked to Grassi Lakes. This is Upper Grassi Lake, a popular hiking and climbing destination. We photographed some orchids here and a Great Horned Owl in the little "cave" in the upper center of the photo (she can be seen better in the inset). The photos are all my wife's.

This is another of my wife's photos and another in which she outdid me. On our recent trip to Edmonton we spent several days in the Canadian Rockies and hiked one afternoon near Canmore to Grassi Lakes. This photo was taken at the first of the lakes and was the best photo of the day in my opinion.