Vermilion Lakes is a short 5 minute drive NW of Banff. Take Mount Norquay Rd from downtown towards Highway 1. Then turn left at Vermilion Lakes Drive.
With the fresh snow fall I decided to head to edge of the last vermilion lake. With the warm temperatures lately there was open water in much of the swampy areas here.
Vermilion Lakes is a short 5 minute drive NW of Banff. Take Mount Norquay Rd from downtown towards Highway 1. Then turn left at Vermilion Lakes Drive.
A very cold sunset at Vermilion Lakes this past weekend. The lake is entirely frozen except for a few sections with moving water from nearby creeks.
Vermilion Lakes is a short 5 minute drive NW of Banff. Take Mount Norquay Rd from downtown towards Highway 1. Then turn left at Vermilion Lakes Drive.
November is one of my favorite times of year to take photos, as the lakes have just begun to freeze and there is plenty of foreground interest.
This is the sunrise from the 3rd Vermilion Lake at the end of Vermilion Lakes Drive.
This is the sunset from the second lake, with Rundle in the distance.
Vermilion Lakes is a short 5 minute drive NW of Banff. Take Mount Norquay Rd from downtown towards Highway 1. Then turn left at Vermilion Lakes Drive.
After nearly 4 weekends in a row of cloudy weather and missed sunrises, it finally came together this past Saturday morning. There was still heavy fog in the prairies to the east, which may have contributed to the amazing colours.
