Like you, I am itching to hit the road again once this pandemic subsides. It has been over a year since I have been to my favorite subjects, the mountains. The famous naturalist and preservationist John Muir once said “The mountains are calling and I must go.” I have that quote resonating in my head more and more every day. The best I can do is to look at my archive images to minimize my inability to visit them in the near future. I found this photo from my trip to Banff and Jasper National Parks last year.
Driving north from Banff to Jasper on the famous Icefields Parkway, the are so many scenes along the 3-hour trip (assuming you don’t stop) that beg to be photographed. As you approach the border between the two national parks, you come to this scene of Parker Ridge and are almost forced to pull over. Ahead, Hilda Peak seems to rise up from the middle of the road to tower over you. The road from this vantage point looks like it ends at the peak’s base. Mount Athabasca to the left makes Parker Ridge seem like an impenetrable wall challenging you to turn back.