Anne Ominous

BANFF!
what a spectacular fuckin place...

i fought thru tough arthritis flares for this incredible view and a few amazing days of hiking and biking.

#Canada #Banff #nature #photography

May 10 at 1:28amWeb
Show threadJason Bowen 🇺🇦May 10
@rustoleumlove Gorgeous landscape and great picture!
Show threadAnne OminousMay 10
@jbowen thank you!
Show threadAI6YR BenMay 10
@rustoleumlove NICE
Show threadAnne OminousMay 10
@ai6yr truly! i took so many awesome pics and didn't have to deal with any bears 😀 what a beautiful little town
Show threadAI6YR BenMay 10
@rustoleumlove It's been a long time since I was there (as a kid... with my parents... many melted glaciers ago 😬 ). I could not believe how much wildlife was just... EVERYWHERE.
Show threadAnne OminousMay 10

@ai6yr

wow. i'd love to hear your take on how it's changed. development there is apparently v limited.

i saw many deer, a few elk. a guide told me some species like those learned to stay close to town bc they know humans dont like bears so it's safer for them.
so an elk herd just roams around Banff (maybe always has?)

LOTS of birds, squirrels, etc..
no cougars or wolves either, but that's ok w me - i prefer to stay outta their way 😂

the glory of nature is on full display, for sure.

Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDMay 10

@rustoleumlove @ai6yr Remembering Banff for the elk in my hotel's yard. Not shy.

https://www.abebooks.com/9783642076343/Gravity-Geoid-Geodynamics-2000-GGG2000-3642076343/plp

Gravity, Geoid and Geodynamics 2000: GGG2000 IAG International Symposium Banff, Alberta, Canada July 31 – August 4, 2000 (International Association of Geodesy Symposia): 9783642076343 - AbeBooks

The IAG International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Geodynamics 2000 (GGG2000) took place in Banff, Alberta, Canada, from July 31 to August 4, 2000. This symposium continued the tradition of mid-term meetings ("GraGeoMar96: Gravity, Geoid and Marine Geodesy", Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 30 - Oct. 5,1996)...

Show threadnshrubsMay 10
@rustoleumlove @ai6yr WOW! So jealous! I was supposed to do a hiking/camping trip there this summer with REI, but that got cancelled when they shut down their travel division. I really, really need to get there while I can still enjoy it.
Show threadAnne OminousMay 10

@Nshrubs

yes!

i put banff off for a long time, figuring it was something i could always see. but i dreamt of it for sure...

when Lytton, BC burned, and then Jasper last year, i realized i couldnt put the trip off much longer...then politics got involved too.
regardless of all of that, it's a wonderful place.

i heard so many languages, everyone was super friendly. i highly recommend it and yeah, get there while you still can!!

Show threadSubhendu GhoshMay 10

@rustoleumlove

#banff 2024

Show threadAnne OminousMay 10
@sgnj151 gorgeous!
Show threadInaSpinMay 10
@rustoleumlove fantastic! I was there in June 1982 (yes, long ago) and we were planning to camp. Perhaps we were a bit naive but there was no internet back then to tell us that because of the amount of snow in the Rockies campsites might not even be open! There were elks wandering around the Main Street and big horned sheep, moose disappearing into forest as we drove by. Your photo suggests a lot less snow than the year we went. Good luck with future adventures!
Show threadAnne OminousMay 10

@InaSpin

thanks so much!

yes, there was literally no snow, and no ice on any of the trails i hiked

BUT - the ski/snowboard shuttle bus was still running to a few resorts, so the season was not quite over

but it's getting warmer, for sure.

Show threadw00pMay 10
@rustoleumlove
Fantastic  
I've got such nice memories from the Rockies !
Show threadSridharMay 10
@rustoleumlove close to Banff is Peyto Lake
Show threadSridharMay 10
@rustoleumlove I'd incorrectly mentioned it as Lake Placid.
Show threadKatzedecimalMay 10
@rustoleumlove
Welcome in! It's a beautiful place indeed!
Show threadDawn Tåke 🌙 May 11
@rustoleumlove
WOW.  
Show threadPinpoint Where AppMay 14
@rustoleumlove What an amazing looking valley!