Back in mid July, when Hailey and I spent a few days together at the cottage, we took a day trip up into Banff National Park. We made it as far as Waterfowl Lakes, Bow Pass and Bow Lake. But, it was very busy everywhere and just parking the truck was a challenge. We didn't stay long and soon found ourselves back outside the park on the David Thompson Highway. In 2014 a large forest fire called the Spreading Creek Burn started in the park and burned its way east along the North Saskatchewan River. It was finally extinguished by the time it got to Whirlpool Point, but not without devastating a significant amount of forest. We stopped near the trailhead to Landslide Lake, and wandered through the burned area. I was intrigued by some of the standing burned trees that resembled totem poles. I took a number of photographs here with my view camera, and Hailey plunked around taking some shots with one of my Hasselblads. It was a very pleasant and enjoyable afternoon.
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