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October 22, 2008 : Jasper National Park
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Name Location: Horseshoe Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Back from vacation! I'll sneak in one of my vacation photographs. This was taken on October 6 at Horseshoe Lake in Jasper National Park.
I understand Ruth's been busy on BPotD entries in my absence, so we'll be back to daily entries during the week starting tomorrow!
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at October 22, 2008 10:05 PM
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Posted by: Ken at October 22, 2008 10:47 PM
Daniel,
What an absolutely gorgeous scene! Thanks for sharing it. Welcome back.
Posted by: Janet A. at October 22, 2008 11:07 PM
welcome back daniel !
i am looking forwaid to you come back ! so enjoying with your photo . its my good english teacher . and i can learn a lot of nature by this website . thank you and a lof of peoples very much !
take a good time for relax for long vacation !
lavender
Posted by: lavender at October 22, 2008 11:30 PM
Exquisite - I want to be there! I can smell the fresh air.
I love the reflection you have captured.
Thank you.
Posted by: Jayney at October 22, 2008 11:41 PM
Welcome back with your fantastic choice, thanks!
Posted by: Sara Behnami at October 23, 2008 12:00 AM
I agree this is wonderful especially the colour contrast.
By the way are the dark giants Douglas fir and the bright patch birches and larches?
Posted by: Alexander Jablanczy at October 23, 2008 12:15 AM
Thank you Daniel, and Ruth for keeping us interested. All of your efforts have taught us so much. Especially people like me whose interest is mostly very casual.
However, thanks to you, I happened to look up Brazil Nuts on the internet, and was even able to mostly undestand the technical descriptons of the leaves and how they grow and their root systems.
Double duty today for you!
Posted by: Sue in Bremerton WA at October 23, 2008 1:52 AM
What a fantastic way to start my day. Wish I could be in Canada in the fall. One of these days I shall.
Posted by: Carole Miller at October 23, 2008 3:59 AM
Stunning! Thanks for the share!
Posted by: J at October 23, 2008 5:26 AM
No! thank you for sharing
Posted by: julian at October 23, 2008 6:56 AM
Beautiful photo, Daniel. Makes me want to go there and see for myself :)
p.s. yes, I'm still here, still reading the daily posts, still learning, and still enjoying!
Posted by: Bobbie at October 23, 2008 7:07 AM
Daniel, thank you for such a lovely photograph. I could see this quite large and matted and frame on my wall. How very nice.
Thank you,
Margaret-Rae
Posted by: Margaret-Rae Davis at October 23, 2008 9:36 AM
Greetings from Minnesota,
I stumbled upon your Botany Photo of the Day web site in search of a particular plant, Saruma henryi. What a beautiful photo that I found! I immediately subscribed and it is always an inspiration to start the day checking my emails. Your photo of Jasper National Park brought me back to a great trip I had several years ago through Jasper and other national parks out that way.
Posted by: Clayton Oslund at October 23, 2008 9:50 AM
Outstanding! Thank you for sharing this and all of the other photos. I love to show these pictures to my Biology classes!
Posted by: Sid at October 23, 2008 10:50 AM
i agree matted and on a wall or
make a calendar for all us to enjoy
like the others i just enjoy this page
bravo daniel
Posted by: elizabeth a airhart at October 23, 2008 12:16 PM
"By the way are the dark giants Douglas fir and the bright patch birches and larches?"
The light trees (at least in the middle foreground) are Quaking Aspens or Western Balsam Poplar. The conifers I'd guess are mostly a mix of Engelmann Spruce and Subalpine Fir, with some Lodgepole Pine (slightly yellower-green trees, towards front left) thrown in.
Posted by: Michael F at October 23, 2008 4:36 PM
"The light trees (at least in the middle foreground) are Quaking Aspens or Western Balsam Poplar. The conifers I'd guess are mostly a mix of Engelmann Spruce and Subalpine Fir, with some Lodgepole Pine (slightly yellower-green trees, towards front left) thrown in."
Michael -- wouldn't some of those light-colored trees be Alpine Larches ? (Larix lyallii)
Thnx
Posted by: Jaro at October 23, 2008 6:09 PM
Hi Jaro -- nope, no larches at this elevation.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at October 23, 2008 6:41 PM
Perfect photo for today and we might see similiar views. We're heading up to Stevens Pass (in Washington) and hope to do some mushroom hunting at the lower elevations. We'll be very cautious as we seek Chanterelles.
Posted by: Cyndy Henderson at October 24, 2008 7:23 AM
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Definitely don't mind seeing your vacation photos.