down the valley..

Posted by amy (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 6 February 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

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The scope of the mountain scenery is mind boggling. We are very fortunate to have this in our backyard, so to speak, as Banff is only about 3 hours from where we live. I met a couple visiting from London, England, up on Sulphur Mountain and it wasn't until the woman said how lucky I was to be able to visit here on a weekend that I realized how much I do take my "backyard" for granted.

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Comments (32)

greg from Denver, United States

great shot! I live about 20 mins from the rocky mountains, and I too take them for granted from time to time.. but I do love having them "in my backyard"...

6 Feb 2008 6:00am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

It is gorgeous scenery, Amy. I was always astounded by it when I was in that part of Canada. An excellent photo.

6 Feb 2008 7:10am

e. from New York, NY, United States

Incredible! This is really breath taking.

6 Feb 2008 8:02am

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Amy this is breathtaking! Awesome shot ;)

6 Feb 2008 9:01am

eddy from Tehran, Iran

nice mountain shot

6 Feb 2008 10:23am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Nice one.

6 Feb 2008 10:43am

Helma from Tehran, Iran

woow ! really nice ... thank you , amy !

6 Feb 2008 12:16pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

You are so right. It is so easy to take your own "backyard" for granted. I remember as a New Orleans teen, me and my friends who lived there really thought we were bored. I now so miss Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River and the Quarter and downtown and the Garden District, and now Lakeview, Lake Vista, Gentilly, and St. Bernard Parish (all of which I took for granted until we moved away in '84).

But in my new environs, I do so much appreciate living close to the beach, the Gulf and all the things about my new Florida backyard. I may not photograph every square inch of it, but I'll take a stab at it.

As for your backyard, I'll not feel sad for your not being close to a defrosted beach anymore. Not when you are so close to something so spectacular as this!

6 Feb 2008 12:38pm

Sujit Sudhi from Hyderabad, India

Lovely. Superb sky and clouds. Great colours too.

6 Feb 2008 1:22pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Wow! what a magestic shot! Ice cold and beautiful.

6 Feb 2008 1:24pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

It is splendid on all front, a gem!

6 Feb 2008 1:45pm

Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States

wonderful NO SCRATCH THAT , this is breathtaking !

6 Feb 2008 1:58pm

Carson from Portland, United States

Grand. Grandeur. :)

6 Feb 2008 3:00pm

Roberta from Rocky Mtn House, Canada

Excellent capture Amy. You did a great job with this.

6 Feb 2008 3:43pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

How very true your image commentry is, it is easy for us to not see the extraordinary in our everyday locatiions. In my opinion there is the profound to be found everywhere on our planet. Good shot, incredibly dramatic scenery.

6 Feb 2008 4:39pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Sigh...so much beauty! Takes my breath away.

6 Feb 2008 5:17pm

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Wow.... I wouldn't mind to have the view! Appreciate it for my part as well! Great capture!

6 Feb 2008 7:26pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

very nice images amy fron the mountains - very good job

6 Feb 2008 7:30pm

Oswegan from Lake Oswego, United States

Well done. beautiful sky.

6 Feb 2008 8:12pm

shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Magnificent!Beautiful work!

6 Feb 2008 9:42pm

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Wow! Spectacular image!

6 Feb 2008 9:44pm

Dylan from Delhi, United States

Nice shot...Looks like a beautiful place to visit.

6 Feb 2008 10:05pm

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

Very nice. You are getting some great shots on the other side of the Rockies.

6 Feb 2008 10:52pm

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Wow! What ba beautiful sky. I love the clouds. Well done .

6 Feb 2008 10:52pm

bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom

Blimey cutes..what a small and wondrous world it is hey..??...
There's me and Mrs.Billy having a coffee and pastry in the Wild Flour Bakery in the Bison Courtyard on Bear Street in Banff,when this couple of folks from London say to me "why is that Baxter bird your No.1 Billy"..??,so,I showed her this shot of the mountains,and they said,(and I quote),"cor blimey O'Reilly,what an ace shot...!!"
So,there you go pal,it ain't just me putting you on that lofty pedestal...
Toodle ooh...Billyboyotraveller.....

6 Feb 2008 11:30pm

@bronzebilly u.k.: I love how you google everything!! I bow in humbleness to your praise.