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Banff (July 7-10 '04)

After a quick two days in Istanbul, I flew to Calgary and then took a limo to Banff where I gave a keynote at the ICML conference the next morning. After that and a day attending tutorials I managed to get out one evening and hike up the trail from Lake Louise towards the Plain of 6 Glaciers with Eric Xing, Irene Ong, and Maleeha Qazi. The amazing thing about the pictures from this hike is that it took place between 6 and 9:30pm. The next day I did a 20km hike up Sulpher mountain from town and the last series of photos is from that hike.

On the Drive to Lake Louise
On the Drive to Lake Louise
Lake Louise
Lake Louise
Eric Xing waves
Eric Xing waves
Irene Ong by the lake
Irene Ong by the lake
Irene Ong  & Maleeha Qazi
Irene Ong & Maleeha Qazi
Maleeha, Gene, and Irene
Maleeha, Gene, and Irene
The color of the lake
The color of the lake
Lake head
Lake head
Peak in mist
Peak in mist
Chateau Lake Louise
Chateau Lake Louise
Who lives here?
Who lives here?
The stream
The stream
Maleeha & Irene in the woods
Maleeha & Irene in the woods
Blue sky
Blue sky
The trail
The trail
A knarly cornice
A knarly cornice
Wet rock
Wet rock
Lake view 1
Lake view 1
Almost to the valley of 6 glaciers
Almost to the valley of 6 glaciers
Peak 2
Peak 2
Irene w. lake valley
Irene w. lake valley
Gene w. lake valley
Gene w. lake valley
The color of the lake 2
The color of the lake 2
Return at dusk
Return at dusk
Apres dinner
Apres dinner
Eric Xing & Gene after dinner
Eric Xing & Gene after dinner
The Bow River
The Bow River
Chipmunk 1
Chipmunk 1
Chipmunk 2
Chipmunk 2
Tram to Sulpher Mountain
Tram to Sulpher Mountain
Fairmont Banff Springs
Fairmont Banff Springs
Bighorn Mountain Sheep yearling
Bighorn Mountain Sheep yearling
Bighorn Mountain Sheep
Bighorn Mountain Sheep
Mount Louis
Mount Louis
Mount Cascade
Mount Cascade
Angry Peak to the South
Angry Peak to the South
Fairmount Hotel and Bow River
Fairmount Hotel and Bow River
Banff & surroundings
Banff & surroundings