Ice crystals by shepherdman

Ice crystals

On our first day in Jasper I persuaded @shepherdmanswife to go on a short hike, just 5 miles, but the hike did ascend 350m up a mountain for some nice high level views of the Angel Glacier on Edith Cavell Mountain.
We climbed a steep and stony track that led up the mountainside, before entering a forest, and eventually emerging into a high alpine meadow of low shrubs and ground hugging bushes, nothing like the cropped and grazed alpine meadows that we have seen in Switzerland. We were level with the Angel Glacier on the far side of the valley, its icy angel’s wings spread out over the valley below, and on our side of the valley there were occasional small patches of snow, despite the hot sunshine.
We passed through some shoulder high pine trees to the top of the trail, where we joined a small group of people enjoying the view, and we rested as the sun descended behind the mountain on the far side of the valley, casting a cool shadow over us. As the sun disappeared behind the high ridge above the Angel Glacier, we noticed ice crystals in the air above the mountain, illuminated by the sun’s rays.
Love that sun flare highlighting the ice crytals :)
I got all a bit freaked by the bear risk to go off hiking :(
October 10th, 2014  
That was some hike! @shepherdman never tells me quite how far a hike will be as I'd probably refuse! This one was well worth the climb! Fav
October 10th, 2014  
Beautiful. Feels cold though ;-)
October 10th, 2014  
Wow and fav!
October 10th, 2014  
wonderful. fav
October 10th, 2014  
Gorgeous...love the sun peeking through.
October 10th, 2014  
wow i thought they were starts. great shot.
October 10th, 2014  
Wonderful capture, worth all the effort to get it. Thanks for visiting my project.
October 10th, 2014  
Very cool.
October 10th, 2014  
Amazing shot
October 10th, 2014  
Interesting light, creating a very subtle overall effect - fav
October 10th, 2014  
Very beautiful!
October 10th, 2014  
Spectacular shot! fav
October 10th, 2014  
That's truly amazing! I thought they were stars!
October 10th, 2014  
Wonderful! Amazing capture
October 10th, 2014  
Quite magical indeed! Fav
October 10th, 2014  
Great shot, it looks rather cold.
October 11th, 2014  
Amazing and stunning, fav!
October 11th, 2014  
Superb.
October 11th, 2014  
Gorgeous.........love those ice crystals and the sun flare!
Fav
October 12th, 2014  
Stunning. Fav.
October 28th, 2014  
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