Spring Thaw at Bow Lake Wood Print

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Beginnings of the spring thaw on Bow Lake, Alberta. The lake lies south of the Bow Summit, east of the Waputik Range and west of the Dolomite Pass, Dolomite Peak and Cirque Peak. Bow Lake is one of the lakes that line the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, other such lakes being Hector Lake, Lake Louise, Peyto Lake, Mistaya Lake, Waterfowl Lakes, Chephren Lake and Sunwapta Lake. Historical Simpson's Num-Ti-Jah Lodge is located on the shores of Bow Lake at the foot of Mount Jimmy Simpson. Bow Lake is the closest lake to the headwaters of Bow River, and has a total area of 3.21 km². Water in the lake is meltwater of the Bow Glacier.

This lake is located near popular hiking trails, such as Cirque Peak, so photographing it is a great way to begin or end a day of hiking. We were suprised to find the lake still almost entirely frozen at the end of May, with the exception of small patches of open water along its shores. One of those patches of water i...

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