Winter Landscapes - XIII: Winter Sunset over the Continental Divide

Continuing my series on Winter Landscapes we go to the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies.

As I was coming back from Lake Louise in Alberta and crossing over the Continental Divide into Yoho National Park in British Columbia I saw this amazing sunset reflecting off a river. I immediately pulled off to the side knowing I wouldn't have a lot of time to get a photo. But I did manage a few. Here's one of those:

Mountain River Sunset

Continuing with my series on "5" Star Photos we come to a landscape. I am not a landscape photographer. My "thing" is wildlife. Yet, once in a while I see a landscape that begs me for a photograph. Such was the case as I traveled over the Continental Divide in British Columbia and saw what you see below. Sunsets disappear quickly so I only had a few moments to stop, get out my camera and tripod, set it all up, and take a photo. Luckily it turned out nice. (won an award for this).

River of Fire

Advent Calendar - December 31st

The sun is about to set on 2011. So it seemed appropriate for my last photo of the year to be the sun setting over Continental Divide, separating east from west in the Canadian Rockies.

It was December 1999 (as the millennium was about to end) and I was coming over Vermillion Pass from Banff National Park into Kootenay National Park. There in all it's splendor was a sunset lighting up the sky and making the Vermillion River look like it was on fire. The Vermillion River feeds the Kootenay River which feeds the Columbia River and 1200 miles later the Pacific Ocean. I quickly pulled off the road, got out my camera and tripod and started snapping photos. So as the 2011 sun sets, I hope 2012 is as wonderful for you as 2011 has been for us!

River of Fire

Vermillion River at the Continental Divide between British Columbia and Alberta, Canada