During the winter in Jasper National Park the snow covers Medicine Lake. The sunset reflects on the snow capped peaks of the nearby mountain peaks. The Canadian Rocky Mountains are part of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Medicine Lake is actually an area where the water backs up from the Maligne River. From the snow runoff during the summer it becomes a lake and as the water drains it becomes a river.
Fly fisherman enjoy Medicine Lake because of its abundant supplies of rainbow and brook trout. The area is also home to wildlife such as bald eagles, moose, wolves, grizzly and black bear, to name a few.
Jasper National Park with 10,878 sq km (4200 sq mi) is the largest national park. This national park is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the province of Alberta and it's scenery ... continue below the picture...
... is outstanding no matter what time of year.
Hot springs, waterfalls, lakes, mountains along with glaciers are all part of the Jasper National Park. The glaciers are from the Columbia Icefield which is on the southern end of the park.
Snow covered Medicine Lake during winter, Maligne Lake Road, Jasper National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada. Jasper National Park forms part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, aperture of f/16.0, exposure time of 1/6 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 115mm.