Tag Archives: Bow Falls

Canadian Rockies in winter

Posted on February 8, 2025 by BarryH

Where to begin. The contrast between the Greek islands in summer and the Canadian Rockies in the middle of winter couldn’t be more stark. Truth is, I love extremes of weather, can’t be doing with never-ending greyness. True, the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Grey Britain, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Reflections, Weather, Wildlife, Winter | Tagged alberta, Banff, Bow Falls, Bow River, Canada, canadian rockies, climate change, hoar frost, ice, thermal springs, travel, warming winters, winter | 1 Comment

Wales, Canada, Greece – Looking back, looking forward.

Posted on April 22, 2023 by BarryH

A few weeks ago, we had snow at home. First time in 2 years. They had snow on Symi since we had any!! I woke up with 2 inches on the ground and still snowing heavily. I checked the forecast … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Greece, Grey Britain, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Pontypool, Wales, Weather, Wildlife, Winter | Tagged Banff, Bow Falls, Bow River, canadian rockies, Hoodoos, Mandraki, Nikia, Nisyros, Pontypool Folly Tower, ravens, snow, Spray River, Sundance Canyon, Symi, Vermillion Lakes, Volcano | 2 Comments

Banff, Canadian Rockies: ….. and now for something else completely different.

Posted on January 8, 2023 by BarryH

We arrived after the cold snap, For a couple of weeks temperatures had dropped down as low as -40oC. And that was in town at 1,400 metres. Even colder on the ski slopes going up to nearly double that altitude. … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Weather, Wildlife, Winter | Tagged Banff, Banff Alberta, Bow Falls, Bow River, Canada, canadian rockies, ice, ice crystals, Red squirrel | 2 Comments

Banff, Canada: The Hoodoos Trail

Posted on January 21, 2018 by BarryH

Though skiing has been the main focus of my visits to the Canadian Rockies since I first came for Christmas 2010 they have always been about more than that. Especially so since I invested in a pair of ice cleats … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Weather, Wildlife, Winter | Tagged Banff, Banff National Park, Bow Falls, Bow Falls-Hoodoos Trail, Bow River, Canada, cougar, Hoodoos, Mount Rundle, Winter trekking | 1 Comment

Canadian Rockies: walking slightly nervously on the wild side.

Posted on January 29, 2015 by BarryH

Almost at the end of my stay in Canada, on the last of my days off from skiing, I set out to trek along the Bow River to the Hoodoos, thin pinnacles eroded in soft sedimentary rock. It was 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Wildlife, Winter | Tagged Alaskan Malmute, banff canada, Banff National Park, Bow Falls, Bow River, Canada, cougar, coyote, elk, Hoodoos, Hoodoos Trail, ice, photography, Rundle Mountain, trails, Tunnel Mountain, Tunnel Mountain Drive, wapiti, wildlife, wolf | 1 Comment

Canadian Rockies: Climate change

Posted on December 30, 2014 by BarryH

I haven’t been coming to the Canadian Rockies long enough to know what the norm is in terms of weather. So this is a snapshot looking back 5 years. In the UK we have ‘weather’, pressure systems blown in in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Wildlife, Winter | Tagged Banff, Bow Falls, Bow River, Breugel, Canada, canadian rockies, climate change, frozen river, ice, ice hockey, LS Lowry, Spray River, winter | 2 Comments

Canadian Rockies: Winter trails around Banff.

Posted on March 3, 2014 by BarryH

Before I turn my attention to Greece, for those who may be interested in following them, below is a summary of some of the walks I did during my recent visit to Banff. They were tracked using the ‘Endomondo’ app … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Winter | Tagged banff canada, Bow Falls, Bow River, Cave and Basin, Edmondo, Snow and ice, Spray River, sulphur mountain, Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Sundance Canyon, Tunnel Mountain, Vermilion Lakes, winter trails | 2 Comments

Canadian Rockies: icy river, twitching senses

Posted on February 9, 2014 by BarryH

Apropos nothing in particular, but just a piece of trivia, geographical nomenclature, which weevilled its way into my brain, I don’t know why it is that in the UK the convention for naming rivers is to call them “River Something” … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Wildlife, Winter | Tagged banff canada, Bow Falls, Bow River, geographical nomenclature, ice, Spray River, Three Toed Woodpecker, woodpecker | 2 Comments

Canadian Rockies: a walk along the Bow River at Banff

Posted on January 25, 2014 by BarryH

Thursday was another day off skiing. I don’t have the stamina or the lift pass to ski every day. I took my skis in for a service – sharpen the edges and wax – and set out to follow a … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Winter | Tagged Banff, banff canada, Banff Hot Springs, Banff National Park, Bow Falls, Bow River, Canada, Cascade Mountain, Cave and Basin, Mount Edith, Mount Rundle | 2 Comments

Rockies Rambling around Banff

Posted on January 21, 2013 by BarryH

Though the sight of the deer carcass on the frozen river was a sobering reminder that the Canadian Rockies are not just picturesque and benign but are nature in the raw (the previous blog post), Thursday’s rambling along the Bow … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Mountains, Winter | Tagged Banff, Banff National Park, Bow Falls, Bow River, Cascade Mountain, Fairholme Range, Mount Rundle, river ice, Spray River, sulphur mountain, Tunnel Mountain | Leave a comment