Every year I need to drive up Yoho Valley, to enjoy the great drive, to see the Takakkaw Falls and even more falls when hiking in this area. Beginning of the season, I’ll pop down to the confluence of Yoho and Kicking Horse Rivers. Spending an hour or two to enjoy watching the water and to see if I can get a few good pictures. The sound of the water passing through the area dominates all other sounds, except on occasion I might hear a train going by.
It was the middle of the day when I was there last. With the overcast sky, the conditions were perfect for long exposures. You tend to lose more details when directly the light the water. Much of the green water was thanks to the Yoho River, bringing in the rock flour from the glaciers, reflecting the beautiful colour. Yoho River coming in from the left. Kicking Horse River is straight ahead in the picture, starting as an outlet at the nearby Wapta Lake. A few days after I had taken the pictures, the melt water had kicked in, all the rocks in front of me were under the water. I got there just in time to safely enjoy and get the pictures I wanted.
