A SPECTACULAR YEAR-END PHOTOGRAPHIC CELEBRATION OF “CANADA 150”, photography by @eric-boucher.

(Part 2/3)

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(Continuation from Part 1/3)

2017 is drawing to an end and the world’s eyes either contemplated going or went and experienced first hand Parks Canada gift to the citizens of all denomination in commemoration of Canada’s 150th year since the signature of our Confederation. In return, I think it is time for me to offer you all a photographic celebration of my own. It my deepest and most sincere hope to inspire you all in spending quality time in the heart of the Canadian Rockie Mountains, if not, at least, in the natural wonders near you, to replenish your body and soul. Presented to you here, from south to north, I invite you to journey along with me from Waterton National Park, to Banff, Yoho and Jasper National Park. Furthermore and as a way of underlining the important unbroken system that is being erected as we speak, I will also take the liberty of giving you a glimpse of one of British Columbia’s jewel, a provincial park adjacent to the latter and bring you all the way through Mount Robson Provincial Park, where stands the Monarch of our “Rockies”.

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Back in the magnificent summer of 2016, some of you might recall my trip in the Canadian Rockies, as I arrived at the gate readying myself to buy an Annual Pass, the lady at the till, in her Park Canada fashionably recognizable little daily abode, told me that I was getting two years for the price of one! Shaking my head a bit, she knew she had to explain herself a bit more thoroughly and proceeded to let me know that the following year, 2017, would be a special free admittance into all of Parks Canada national park system. Gladly spending nearly CDN$80.00 for it, I moved on, knowing perfectly well that I’d be spending a solid chunk of that summer and the following one here among the majestic mountains, unparalleled wildlife, fresh air, pristine waters and the sounds of natures wonders.

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Yoho National Park

Yoho National Park, remember the series, gets less world exposure but still has a decent visitors traffic due to many factors: It offers an easy access to the second tallest waterfall in Canada, Takakkaw Falls, and the world famous Emerald Lake. For me, nestled between Lake Louise and the Kicking Horse Canyon leading to or from Golden, British Columbia, it is a special park that gained its ultimate glory due to the presence of the most amazing hikes I have ever done in my life, in a semi-restricted area called Lake O’Hara. The “Iceline Trail” is another majestic hike and the Burgess Shale deposit a must for anyone wanting to know about the origins of life on our blue planet.

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That is the biggest photographic sharing I have ever done on Steemit.com and I sincerely hope this will encourage you all to venture out in the wilderness, take time among, trees, plants of all kinds, animals, rocks and glaciers, rivers and lakes. As I recognize that some of us may not have that opportunity, this post is a bit of a glimpse into the world of hiking in the Canadian wilderness of Yoho National Park and I am grateful to be able to lend my camera to you all to celebrate this 150th anniversary.

Stay tuned for our next journey through Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park for our third and final part of this Spectacular Year-End Photographic Journey Celebration.