| artc |
Our first road trip with the MDX.
My wife and I put on over 4000 miles in ten days. The MDX was a perfect traveling vehicle.
Bow Lake, Alberta, Canadian Rockies
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| bomo |
| Great photo. Would you please be more specific on location and name of the body of water. Got any others pics.? Welcome to the site, it is a great place to hang out. |
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| DEZRVIT |
| Nice pic, I have family in Calgary, scenic country. |
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| laborlitigator |
Artc,
Nice! We're headed there this week for a wedding. . . any places you suggest we go? |
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| greatscot |
| Excellent pic. Should be on the home page, along with some narrative on how the X performed on the trip. Well done :29: |
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| artc |
laborlitigator
Take the Snow Coach up into the Athabasca Glacier on the Colombia Ice Fields. Its about 50 miles south of Jasper.
Lake Louise is also a beautiful spot to see. |
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| paul123 |
Beautiful pic, should be on our front page. Hope our administrator will see and post up front!
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| artc |
Bomo,
Here's another pic from my trip.
This is at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah
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| paul123 |
What a sky!!!:eek:
Our Admin is very fast, it's already up front!!! |
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| BaldEagle |
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Originally posted by artc
Bomo,
Here's another pic from my trip.
This is at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah
Forget that picture on the home page......It should be on the cover of the Acura MDX Brochure! An absolutely fantastic photo.
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by BaldEagle
Forget that picture on the home page......It should be on the cover of the Acura MDX Brochure! An absolutely fantastic photo.
:claphead:
I second that, the picture is almost breath-taking. Having visited Banff and many parts of BC nurmerous times while stationed in Wa. state over 30 years ago, and a few times more recently, I never get tired of it. |
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| greatscot |
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Originally posted by artc
Bomo,
Here's another pic from my trip.
This is at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah
Art
Been there. done that, (former home page pic) your pic is very nice too.
Very good skills with the camera, and you get around, makes it easy to be envious. Congrats on making the home page. Well done! |
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| bomo |
| Great photos. Only 9 posts and featured on the home page. That miust be a record. Hope to meet you on the next Bay Area / Clovis get tpgether. |
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| xcel |
Hi Artc:
___Those are some absolutely beautiful photos and thank you for sharing them with us …
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net |
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| Captain MDX |
| Very nice. I went to bow lake about a month ago. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Great photos artc! However, you are in error regarding one thing: Bow Lake is in Banff National Park and not Jasper National Park as you stated in the abstract on the homepage. |
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| paul123 |
| :confused: :1pat: |
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| feliz |
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Originally posted by artc
laborlitigator
Take the Snow Coach up into the Athabasca Glacier on the Colombia Ice Fields. Its about 50 miles south of Jasper.
Lake Louise is also a beautiful spot to see.
I second that. I'ts a nice trip, if you have time go to Jasper. |
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| laborlitigator |
| We only had time to visit Banff but it was absolutely beautiful. As someone from the northeast, our hills are nothing compared to the Canadian Rockies (albeit, I've never seen the American Rockies either). We took the Gondola up (a lttle nerve racking) and strolled through the town. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Now you know the general area where my avatar originated from - Peyto Lake in the Canadian rockies. Too bad you didn't have time to enjoy the upper hot springs swimming pool in the town of Banff - it's not very far from the gondola - and it's gorgeous in the pool with the mountain range so close by. |
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| laborlitigator |
Ocean,
If I only had more time. I think we'll make a separate stay in Banff sometime in the future. There's so much we missed. |
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| laborlitigator |
| Here are some pics |
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| laborlitigator |
| Gondola ride |
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| oceanMDX |
Nice pics. You'll have to see Lake Louise - when the weather is warm and clear, it's heaven on earth. Artc, did a very nice trip around Alberta ( see home page). There's a lot of other nice stuff to see in Alberta beside the mountains.
By the way, I was relaxing in the pool (upper hot springs in Banff) just a few weeks ago - it was awesome. |
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| oceanMDX |
| For your information, the air is normally much clearer in the Canadian Rockies, but due to all the forest fires recently, it has been rather smoky. |
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| Captain MDX |
| Here are my pics about a month ago. Lake Louise. |
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| Captain MDX |
| Because of the canoes the lake's reflection is gone :( |
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| Captain MDX |
| Forgot the name but the holtel beside Lake Louise. |
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| oceanMDX |
Scene from Banff National Park, Alberta. For scale note the highway beside the river in the bottom of the valley. Note how clear the air is - without forest fires around.
Cap, your last pic is very smoky from all the forest fires. |
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| greatscot |
Outstanding pics everyone, of a very beautiful place.
Thanks for the mini tour. :31: :29: |
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| DaleB |
No pics of the Banff Springs Hotel? Oh well,can't say I even thought about it for a while I was so taken by the other ones.
I ripped a pic off a website...was not about to spend an hour going through slides, etc. I believe that's the back of it in one shot you have. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Athabasca glacier - can you see the people on the glacier on the right? Can you see the bus (a tracked vehicle) just a little down the glacier from them? |
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| Captain MDX |
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Originally posted by oceanMDX
Athabasca glacier - can you see the people on the glacier on the right?
Yep. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Some other glacier in the park. |
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| oceanMDX |
| From another angle, showing the river bed. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Bull elk Jasper National Park, Alberta.:4: |
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| oceanMDX |
| Waterfall with rainbow. Canadian Rockies. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Now from another angle. |
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| laborlitigator |
| Ocean, beautiful pics! |
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| oceanMDX |
| Athabasca glacier - view from restaurant balcony. The glacier is about 50 times bigger than it looks. You have to get close to it before you can understand how immense it is. By the way, this glacier (among others) provides water to the river that supplies the City of Edmonton! |
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| oceanMDX |
| Another view from the balcony. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Peyto Lake - see my avatar. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Another view of Peyto Lake. |
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| catzx6 |
| Thanks to everyone for sharing these beautiful pix!! I know where to go on our next vacation! The vistas from the gondola and balcony are amazing. (I've been hearing that Canada is a great place to visit right now because of the current exchange rate.) |
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| oceanMDX |
| Peyto Lake from the observation deck - only a few hundred meters from the main highway. |
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| oceanMDX |
| If the weather is right, Lake Louise and the mountains around it are so beautiful that you can hardly believe that what you are seeing is real. The place overwhelmes the senses. Just being there is a spiritual experience. Gee, now I'm sounding like I should be on the payroll of Alberta Tourism! ;) |
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| oceanMDX |
| Lake Louise - aka heaven on earth. A very peaceful place, if it's not too busy with tourists. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Lake Louise. Realize that these photos don't begin to do the place any justice. |
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| greatscot |
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Originally posted by oceanMDX
. . . The place overwhelmes the senses. Just being there is a spiritual experience. Gee, now I'm sounding like I should be on the payroll of Alberta Tourism! ;)
Looking at these pics, one gets a sense of what you mean by a spiritual experience. Very beautiful. |
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| DaleB |
Excellent! Must be the finest posted on this forum and probably many other forums!
Very moving, and yes, spiritual certainly covers the aspects that there are no words for.... |
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| oceanMDX |
Thanks DaleB, I have a film called "Rocky Mountain High - A Spectacular Aerial Tour of the Canadian Rockies". It's a "Sky Light Pictures Presentation". Box 2995 Canmore, Alberta, Canada T0L 0M0.
Basically, a film crew got on a helicopter in Canmore (a town just outside Banff National Park toward Calgary), and filmed parts of the Canadian Rockies. This video shows the most spectacular scenery that I have ever seen. The narration is also excellent. If you can get a copy of this video, I highly recommend it. :1:
By the way, anyone can take one of these helicopter rides from Canmore to view the scenery. It would be something else.
The photos simply can't capture the vastness of these National Parks. By the way, Canada will be establishing many more National Parks in the future - we already have quite a few. :4: |
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| greatscot |
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Originally posted by oceanMDX
Basically, a film crew got on a helicopter in Canmore (a town just outside Banff National Park toward Calgary), By the way, anyone can take one of these helicopter rides from Canmore to view the scenery. It would be something else.
The photos simply can't capture the vastness of these National Parks. By the way, Canada will be establishing many more National Parks in the future - we already have quite a few. :4:
I thought the name of that town sounded very familiar - From Canmore's Website- "Canmore's moniker originates from its namesake town on the northwest shore of Scotland. It is a Celtic word meaning "Big Head" and was titled in honor of King Malcolm III of Canmore who, in 1057, killed Macbeth the usurper in a fight for the Scottish throne."
These pictures are calling me northward. I have ancestors who fled the Highland Clearances and are now buried in Alberta's towns. A helicopter ride sounds awesome. |
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| oceanMDX |
If that interests you, then you may want to check out the city of Fergus (in Ontario). They are really into Scottish culture. I was raised not far from there. :4:
http://www.fergusscottishfestival.com/index.htm
Furthermore, at: http://www.fergusscottishfestival.com/history/index.htm
they state, "It is commonly believed that in the 11th century the Scottish King Malcome Canmore perpetuated the entire Games event with a race up a mountain." So that's why Canmore in Alberta has its name - it's by the mountains. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Also, here's a view of Calgary - a city of 1 million people. If you wanted to fly to Alberta to visit the Rocky mountain National Parks, Calgary is the city that you would fly into. The town of Banff is only 90 minutes away by car. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Calgary, a bustling city of gleaming skyscrapers. So close to Banff National Park that you can easily see the mountains off to the west. |
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| DaleB |
| Banff is a nice drive from Vancouver too. |
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| oceanMDX |
| A nice drive, but a long one at about 9 hours (Vancouver to Banff). |
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| oceanMDX |
Edmonton is Alberta's other "major city" with 1 million people. Edmonton is just a tad smaller than Calgary (CMA). Edmonton has 900 parks, believe it or not:
http://gradfile.fgsro.ualberta.ca/p...l/edmonton.html
The most scenic areas in Edmonton are located throughout the North Saskatchewan River Valley. The river valley is the largest and most continuous area of urban parkland in North America. |
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| oceanMDX |
Artc also mentioned that he visited the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology. http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/tyrell.htm
"It was back in 1884 that Joseph Burr Tyrrell discovered the skull of Albertosaurus near Drumheller, Alberta. His find sparked international interest among paleontologists, and the area has attracted dinosaur aficionados ever since.... The building, which encompasses 11,200 square meters, has 35 complete dinosaur skeletons on display, the largest such assemblage in the world. The Museum offers far more than bones, however. It's packed with state-of-the-art multi-media displays and computer terminals where visitors can design their own dinosaurs or play simulation games." |
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| hammermdx |
| Excellent pics! Thanks for sharing. |
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| laborlitigator |
| West Edmonton Mall is the largest one in the world, is it not? |
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| oceanMDX |
| Pic of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta (northeast of Calgary). Dinosaur bones continue to be found in the land around this world-class museum. |
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| laborlitigator |
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Originally posted by oceanMDX
Yes LL, I believe it's about 5 1/2 million square feet in floor area and they're expanding it yet again. It has the largest parking area in the world too.
Great, another place we didn't get to. 4 days was way too short a stay. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Just a black and white photo, but I wanted to show you what the Rocky Mountains look like as seen from Calgary. This is the view you see when landing at Calgary International airport. Remember that LL? |
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| laborlitigator |
Calgary kinda reminds me of Salt Lake City with the mountains in the background.
BTW, was there a reason the city itself was not very crowded on Friday or was that simply the normal amount of people. It seemed rather sparse for a "city". Then again, my reference point (Manhattan) may be in a whole other strata. |
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| oceanMDX |
| You will not see the crowds in downtown Calgary like you will in Manhattan. The time of day is a big factor too. Also, many of the buildings are interconnected so that when people move around, they remain inside - especially in the winter. Calgary can see temperatures as low as -35 F, so no wonder people stay inside. |
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| laborlitigator |
| That was cool walking from the Calgary tower to our hotel through the maze of buildings. That was amazing |
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| oceanMDX |
LL, you're referring to Calgary's plus 15 pedestrian walkway system through the office towers.
Check this out: http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU.../pdf/15-map.pdf
See the Calgary tower at the bottom of this pdf image file, then use the magnifier to find your hotel.
By the way, downstream from Calgary, the Bow river is considered to be one of the World's finest Rainbow Trout rivers: http://greatcanadianrivers.com/rive...ation-home.html
"That's where they'll find an astounding 1,500 catchable fish per kilometre, and where hooking a 50 centimetre brown or rainbow trout is all in a day's fishing... Enhanced by a natural network of ideal spawning streams and apparently helped, rather than hindered, by effluent-enriched flows below the city of Calgary, the trout fishery of the middle Bow has thrived over the last five decades." |
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| greatscot |
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Originally posted by oceanMDX
If that interests you, then you may want to check out the city of Fergus (in Ontario). They are really into Scottish culture. I was raised not far from there. :4:
http://www.fergusscottishfestival.com/index.htm
Furthermore, at: http://www.fergusscottishfestival.com/history/index.htm
they state, "It is commonly believed that in the 11th century the Scottish King Malcome Canmore perpetuated the entire Games event with a race up a mountain." So that's why Canmore in Alberta has its name - it's by the mountains.
Excellent links. I need to get there next year for those games. My real interests are genealogy related, especially in the Lethbridge area, and I also need to find Kildonan.
I really appreciate you sharing your pictures, and as you say, they probably don't do the places justice. Thanks again. |
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| oceanMDX |
| Another pic of Edmonton. |
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| oceanMDX |
| It's the high-level bridge (over the North Saskatchewan river) waterfall in Edmonton. They only turn it on at certain times during the year. |
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| oceanMDX |
Canada to create 10 enormous new national parks
Friday, October 04, 2002
By David Ljunggren, Reuters
OTTAWA — Canada said Thursday it planned to create 10 huge new national parks and five marine conservation areas over the next five years to protect unique landscapes and animals in the world's second-largest country.
The total area covered by the 10 new parks will be around 39,000 square miles (100,000 square km), almost doubling the area occupied by the existing 39 national parks.
"Canada is blessed with exceptional natural treasures. We owe it to Canadians and to the world to be wise stewards of these lands and waters," Prime Minister Jean Chretien said in a speech to mark the announcement.
Chretien and Heritage Minister Sheila Copps said Ottawa also would do more to improve the existing system of parks, which critics say are suffering from a lack of funding.
Copps said Thursday's announcement was the most ambitious plan to expand the national parks system since the first park was established at Banff in 1885. The price tag will be revealed in the next federal budget in February 2003.
"National parks are in our hearts. They are important to our identity as Canadians. With this far-reaching plan, we are fulfilling a Canadian dream," said Copps.
Sites for seven of the new parks have been identified: · the Gulf Islands in the western province of British Columbia, one of Canada's most biologically diverse and endangered natural regions
· Ukkusiksalik in the vast Arctic territory of Nunavut, home to polar bears, caribou, peregrine falcons, and muskoxen
· the Torngat Mountains in the remote Atlantic region of Labrador, an area known for its mountains, fiords, polar bears, and caribou
· the Mealy Mountains in Labrador, which feature upland bogs, boreal forests, and wild rivers
· the Lowland forests in the prairie province of Manitoba, home to the longest sand spit in the country as well as rare bat caves and fresh-water marshes
· Bathurst Island in Nunavut, which is a major calving ground for the Peary caribou
· the East Arm of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, featuring spectacular cliffs and populations of moose, bear, and wolf.
Parks Canada is still identifying sites for the three remaining parks.
The marine conservation areas will be created in the Gwaii Haanas islands in British Columbia, in western Lake Superior, in the Southern Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, and two other as yet unidentified sites.
The nonprofit Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society welcomed the government's announcement but said Ottawa needed to put more money into the parks system. "It is clear that parks will not be established nor will the declining health of existing national parks be addressed without money committed to the cause," said society vice president Harvey Locke.
In 2000, an independent panel appointed by Copps recommended that C$328 million (US$206 million) be invested over five years to restore the ecological integrity of existing parks. |
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| KingBmdxFLIP22 |
| Artc, u got some amazing pics!!! I DREAM of taking pics like that, a beautiful landscape with my beautiful MDX; someday, my moment will arrive...:( :claphead: |
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