Banff and Jasper Parks, Alberta, Canada
The Pristine Canadian Rockies
Group Leader – Richard Buchbinder
July 13-18, 2010
8 Participants
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The young Canadian Rockies, with their rousing grandeur, serve as a magnificent backdrop for everything we will encounter in Banff and Jasper National Parks. After visiting the areas around the town of Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake, we will concentrate our efforts along the Icefields Parkway, named for the massive glacial ice fields still active in the Canadian Rockies. The runoff from the ice fields creates innumerable milky-turquoise colored lakes and rivers winding their way through the pines, spruce, fir, larch, and aspen forests that are home to bear, deer, elk, moose, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, and countless bird species. The glaciers also provide constant heavy summer runoffs that create innumerable waterfalls moving with fantastic force throughout both parks. The parks are 97% back country, and we will spend much of our time exploring rivers, lakes, and waterfalls away from the normally-traveled road. We will shoot throughout the park through Sunday evening. We will split time between Banff and Jasper parks. Richard has been traveling and leading workshops in Banff and Jasper for years and he can take you to some places you can’t imagine exist.
Fees: $1045 for a six day workshop (van transportation while at the workshop ($125) – limited to first three requests – and drop off at the airport or a motel near the airport on July 18 by 6 p.m. is available). We will coordinate the sharing of rental cars if requested, for those who do not take our transportation.
Passports are required for this trip.
Estimated lodging: $75 double occupancy, $145 single
Nearest airport: Calgary, AB, Canada (everyone will shuttle from airport to Banff at beginning – further info regarding the necessary arrangements will be included in your confirmation package) Sunday will be a full day of shooting. Do not plan to fly home until Monday, July 19.
Hiking Rating – Moderate, a couple of relatively level hikes of about 2 miles each.
Minimum number of participants – 1; maximum participants – 8.
