Winter conditions slowly take hold of the Cariboo Mountains as they remain enshrouded behind a stormy veil over Bowron Lake. In the in 1860’s the first Europeans came to the Cariboo Mountains to find their fortunes, as part of what became known as the first Cariboo Gold Rush. Originally referred to simply as “Bear Lake” it was eventually renamed Bowron Lake after John Bowron, the first Gold Commissioner of the nearby gold mining town Barkerville, who organised numerous exploration parties into the remote mountains to look for gold-bearing ground. British Columbia, Canada
No matter how dark it gets out there; you can always find a little bit of blue sky over the horizon if you look hard enough. Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Surfs up at the Athabasca Glacier. The ice buckles as it descends down the face creating frozen wave like formations. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
