It has been a while since I first looked at the Crowfoot Glacier, located on the Crowfoot Mtn next to Bow Lake in Banff NP. It has lost a noticeable amount of mass through melting and sublimation since then. I have spent many hours sitting back and looking at this glacier. My favorite way is while doing the Helen lake hike across the valley. During the summer that can be done while sitting among the flowers or joined by marmots. Daydreaming what the area would have looked like when most of the mountains were covered with ice and how it has shaped the landscape we enjoy.
The day of this picture, I was driving by Bow Lake and could see from my rear view mirror it could provide me with a nice sunrise picture. Some of the low clouds were starting to warm-up. But I pressed on with the hope of getting an image at another location. After 20 minutes of breaking trail in the deep snow on snowshoes, I got to enjoy a good workout in a beautiful place, but the light never reached the spot due to the low clouds. Then I spent a few hours more in the deep snow searching for white feathered friends, no luck for pictures again. Back in the car as I consumed much needed energy, I saw Crowfoot Glacier while driving by the Bow lake. The late morning light and the clouds were great for a black and white image. I was able to capture my memory of the day from the Crowfoot Glacier pull-off.
