Trip to Vancouver, BC, Jasper and Banff National Parks, AB, Yellowstone National Park, WY and Olympic National Park, WA in Aug., 2009 (274 images)

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Renita pulls our huge bag with broken wheels, UBC campus, Vancouver


I pull our huge bag with broken wheels, UBC campus, Vancouver


Stairs to Wreck beach, Vancouver


Me building a rock tower


Ship near Vancouver


View from the UBC campus, Vancouver


Renita, me and Renita's friend Corina


Granville St., Vancouver


Waterfront Quay, Vancouver


Grouse Grind trail, Grouse mountain, Vancouver


Renita makes it to the end of the Grouse Grind trail!


The lift to the peak of Grouse mountain


Vancouver, BC


Our friends Mehdi and Paria on the lift before their wedding


Ship sails on sunset water near Vancouver


Our friends Paria and Mehdi getting married


Our friends Paria and Mehdi signing their marriage certificate


Our table at the wedding of our friends Mehdi and Paria


The traditional Iranian wedding table arrangement


Our friends Mehdi and Paria during the Iranian wedding ceremony


Our friends Mehdi and Paria, groom and bride


Our friends Paria and Mehdi cutting their wedding cake


Our friends Maichelle and Sue-Sue, and Renita


The wedding of our friends Mehdi and Paria


Dance at the wedding of our friends Mehdi and Paria


Me, Renita and our friends Sue-Sue and Nushin


Vancouver at night


Side street in Vancouver


Marina in Vancouver


View of downtown Vancouver from Stanley Park


Canada Place and a floating gas station, Vancouver


Lion's Gate bridge in Vancouver


Seagull


Sea otter at the Vancouver aquarium


Belugas at the Vancouver aquarium


The newborn beluga at the Vancouver aquarium


The newborn beluga with his mother at the Vancouver aquarium


Fish at the Vancouver aquarium


Jellyfish at the Vancouver aquarium


More jellyfish at the Vancouver aquarium


Funny fish at the Vancouver aquarium


Seahorse at the Vancouver aquarium


Our at the beginning of the trip


On the way across the West-coast mountains, BC


Tunnels near Hell's Gate, BC


Renita at the Hell's Gate bridge


Helicopter lifts water to fight a forest fire


Forest fires near Lillooet, BC


Country road, BC


Scenery near Lillooet, BC


Bird of prey in her nest


Forest fires at Lillooet, BC


Our tent at Lillooet, BC


Me taking a photo near Lillooet, BC


Lake near Lillooet, BC


Lac des Roches, BC


Mountains in the side mirror


Driving in British Columbia


Crow


Squirrel eats a pine cone


Mount Robson, BC


Highway to Jasper National Park


Entering Jasper National Park, AB


Maligne canyon, Jasper National Park, AB (1)


Maligne canyon, Jasper National Park, AB (2)


Maligne canyon, Jasper National Park, AB (3)


Running water in Maligne canyon, Jasper National Park, AB


Maligne canyon, Jasper National Park, AB (4)


Elk


Medicine lake, Jasper National Park, AB


Rocks near Medicine lake, Jasper National Park, AB


Medicine lake at sunset, Jasper National Park, AB


Scenery at Medicine lake, Jasper National Park, AB


Pika


Elks at the side of the road


Our tent near Jasper, AB


Rocky Mountains in the morning


Morning at Athabasca Falls, AB


Athabasca Falls, AB


Rockies at the Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park, AB


Morning in the Rockies, Jasper National Park, AB


Misty morning in the Rocky Mountains


Sunrise on the Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park, AB


Sunlight brushing the mountain ridges at sunrise, Jasper National Park, AB


Morning sunlight lighting up a mountin face on the Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park, AB


Scenery along the Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park, AB (1)


Scenery along the Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park, AB (2)


The Athabasca Glacier, AB


Ice in the shape of sperm


Crack in the Athabasca Glacier


The edge of the Athabasca Glacier, AB


Me and Renita at the Athabasca Glacier, AB


Lake at Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, AB


View near Bow Lake, Banff National Park, AB


Indian paintbrush


Western anemone


View of Bow Lake, Banff National Park, AB


Bow Lake, Banff National Park, AB (1)


Baby Clark's Nutcracker


Bow Lake, Banff National Park, AB (2)


Blue water in Lake Moraine, Banff National Park, AB


Lake Moraine, Banff National Park, AB (1)


Lake Louise, Banff National Park, AB


Lake Louise at sunset, Banff National Park, AB


View from Sluphur Mountain, Banff National Park, AB


View of the Banff vicinity, Banff National Park, AB


The Sulphur Mountain cabin lift station, Banff National Park, AB


Me at the top of Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, AB


Renita at the top of Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, AB


View from Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, AB


Chipmunk eating trail mix


Dry tree at Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, AB


Squirrel eating mushroom


Stewart Canyon at Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park, AB


Mountain goats


Bow river, Banff National Park, AB


A mineral water spring at the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Banff National Park, AB


Near Canmore, AB


Approaching storm at Yoho National Park, BC


Squeaking Columbia Ground Squirrel


Columbia Ground Squirrel


Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, BC (1)


Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, BC (2)


At the base of Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, BC


Me, Renita and Renita's family at Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, BC


Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, BC (3)


Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, BC (1)


A bug on our car


Natural rock bridge over Kicking Horse river, Yoho National Park, BC


Renita with Renita's family and friends


Stormy clouds over Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, BC


Scenery at Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, BC


Puddle of water in Yoho National Park, BC


Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, BC (2)


Trucks passing the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, BC


Our tent in near Field, Yoho National Park, BC


Lake Moraine, Banff National Park, AB (2)


Clouds at Lake Moraine, Banff National Park, AB


Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, AB (1)


Trail in Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, AB


Lower falls, Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, AB


Water falls, Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, AB


Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, AB (2)


Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, AB (3)


The highway at Banff, Banff National Park, AB


Approaching Drumheller, AB


Huge dinosaur at Drumheller, AB


Reflections of a dinosaur


Rock formations at Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB


Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB (1)


Horse-thief Canyon at sunset, Drumheller, AB


Hoodoo at Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB


Renita and me at Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB


Me at a pyramid at Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB


Mine and Renita's shadows at Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB


Sunlit rock formations at Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB


Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB (2)


Me taking a sunset photo at Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB


Sunset over Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB (1)


Sunset over Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB (2)


Clouds at Horse-thief Canyon, Drumheller, AB


Sunset and clouds at Drumheller, AB


Our tent at High River, AB


Near Cascade, MT


Hills near Cascade, MT


Clouds in Montana


Scenery in Montana


Sunset in Montana


Our tent on Highway 287 in Montana


Me at the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, WY


Renita at the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, WY


Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Orange bacteria at Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Bubbling mud at the Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Escaping steam at the Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Spasm geyser in action, Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Spasm geyser, Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Water spray from the Spasm geyser, Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Dry wood pieces


Dead trees, Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Erupting Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Castle geyser, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Open grassland, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Hot spring at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY (1)


Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Hot spring in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, WY (1)


Hot spring in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, WY (2)


Bacteria in the water coming from the hot springs at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY


A deep hot spring at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Hot spring at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY (2)


Dry mud at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, WY


Muddy hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, WY


The Dragon's Mouth breathing, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Dragon's Mouth, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Plateau in Yellowstone National Park, WY


Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Lower falls, Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Lower falls and the Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Cliffs at Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Yellowstone Canyon at sunset, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Pink rocks at Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Yellow rocks at Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Cliffside at Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Sunlit rocks at Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


White rocks at Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Yellowstone Canyon after sunset, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Yellowstone river, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Deer


Bison (1)


Highway 89, Yellowstone National Park, WY


The motto of scenic Idaho: "Famos potatoes"


White rocks at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY (1)


Bacteria-colored rocks at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY (1)


Golden bacteria along the water of a spring, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY (1)


People observing the Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Orange bacteria at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY (2)


Miniature formations at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Bacteria-colored rocks at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY (2)


Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY (3)


White rocks at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY (2)


Segmented basins at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Black bear


Petrified tree, Yellowstone National Park, WY


The bark of a petrified tree, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Bird with blue wings


Scenery in Yellowstone National Park, WY


Baby bird hiding in the grass


Me and Renita hiking in Yellowstone National Park, WY


The skull and antlers of an elk at the hiking trail, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Scenery, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Bison near the hiking trail, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Raven at sunset


Lower part of the Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Vertical columns of solidified pool of lava, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Tower Fall, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Sunset through trees, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Sunset at Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Highway near Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, WY


Bison (2)


Our friends Vince and Martin, and Renita and me in Yellowstone National Park, WY


Coyote


Our tent near West Yellowstone, MT


Cloud-covered mountains in Montana


Truck with three trailers


Highway 90 in Montana


Heavy rain in Idaho


Huckleberry products offered at a gas station in Montana


Pink sky at sunset, Spokane, WA


Our tent near Spokane, WA


Slow children at play


Columbia river at Ginkgo State Park, WA (1)


Columbia river at Ginkgo State Park, WA (2)


Renita and me at Columbia river near Ginkgo State Park, WA


Our friends Martin and Vince at Columbia river near Ginkgo State Park, WA


Small lizard


Highway 90 in Washington


Near Snoqualmie Pass, WA


Dog in the driver's seat


Snoqualmie Pass, WA


Our friends Vince and Martin at some giant trees, near Hoodsport, WA


Trees at the Hoodsport trail, Hoodsport, WA


Branches covered with moss near Hoodsport, WA


Red huckleberries


Logging operation besides the Hoodsport trail, Hoodsport, WA


Tree bark


Bridge on the Hoodsport trail, Hoodsport, WA


Me in a giant tree on the Hoodsport trail, Hoodsport, WA


Renita in a giant tree on the Hoodsport trail, Hoodsport, WA


Hood Canal, near Hoodsport, WA


The airport in Edmonton, AB