Alberta Photos
Photos from the turquoise glacial lakes and rugged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, to fields of rolling wheat under the prairie sky, Alberta is a photographer's dream as these pictures demonstrate. (134 pictures in this photo gallery)
Along Alberta's western border, the Rocky Mountains have some of the best scenery, wildlife viewing, photography opportunities and recreation in the country.
Million of tourists visit Banff and Jasper National Parks each year, to experience Lake Louise, the Banff Hot Springs, the Columbia Icefields and many other attractions.
Waterton National Park, at province's southern border where the Rockies are narrowest, has stunning lakes, mountains, and a delicate Aspen Parkland ecosystem.
Heading east, the Rockies give way to the foothills. Historic Fort McLeod is a former outpost of the North West Mounted Police. Nearby is Head-Smashed-in-Buffal ...
Alberta Photos
Lake Moraine Pristine Lake Banff
The pristine Lake Moraine surrounded by mountains - a tourist attraction near Lake Louise in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Lake Moraine near Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Buffalo Bison Elk Island National Park
A wild bison (buffalo) on the run in Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada.
A Moving buffalo (wood bison)in Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Waterfalls Banff National Park Moss
One of the waterfalls in Banff National Park flowing over green moss along the Icefield Parkway, Alberta, Canada.
Waterfall along the Icefield Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America.
Waterfall Scenery Banff National Park
In Banff National Park, Alberta lush greenery thrives on the rock walls in the wilderness and with the addition of a waterfall, the scenery is amazing.
The scenery throughout Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada is spectacular at the best of times but during Spring, water rushes over the cliffs creating picturesque waterfalls. This waterfall is...
Calgary City Alberta Canada
Night lights in downtown Calgary City, Alberta, Canada, North America.
Centre Street Bridge in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada, North America.
Waterfall Pictures Banff National Park
Many opportunities for waterfall pictures can be found along the Icefield Parkway in Banff National Park in Alberta in Canada.
Waterfall with lush green moss along the Icefield Parkway in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, North America.
Here you can find an amazing collection of
Park Bench Church
A beautifully designed park bench sits in the church gardens of the Alberta Temple in Cardston, Southern Alberta, Canada.
The stunning architecture and grounds of the Alberta Temple in Cardston, Alberta is a symbol of significance to the Mormon culture in Canada. This elegant park bench is located near the gardens of...
Hot Springs Banff National Park
In the snow covered region of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, people enjoy the warmth of the water at the Hot Springs.
If it is too cold outside while visiting Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, join the people who jump into the Hot Springs to warm up. People sit on the edge of the pool, rest on the water...
Waterton Prairie Scenery Southern Alberta Canada
Lush green fields make up the scenery of the prairie landscape until the fields suddenly hit the base of the mountain range in Waterton Lakes National Park in Southern Alberta.
In the summer months, the scenery at a viewpoint along Highway 6 in Southern Alberta, Canada overlooks the prairie landscape made up of lush greenery, wildflowers and a massive mountain range. The...
Prince Wales Hotel Waterton Lakes
A wonderful location for a hotel: The Prince of Wales Hotel in the Waterton Lakes National Park of Alberta, Canada.
The Prince of Wales Hotel ist situated in the Waterton Lakes National Park of Alberta, Canada.
Dinosaur Skeleton Drumheller
The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur is an intriguing display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta in Canada.
A Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur skeleton stands at approximately 90 feet high in the Royall Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller in Alberta, Canada. The museum is home to many different types of dinosaur...
Wheat Farming Alberta
Acres of wheat fields covering the farming landscape along Highway 5 in Southern Alberta, Canada.
As you drive along Highway 5 between the two towns of Cardston and Spring Coulee in Southern Alberta, Canada a majority of the landscape is made up of perfectly kept farming land. This particular...
Calgary Tower Alberta
Calgary seen from the Calgary Tower, Alberta, Canada, North America.
Calgary seen from the Calgary Tower, Alberta, Canada, North America.
Dinosaur Museum Alberta
Outside the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada stands a large model of a dinosaur.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in the Drumheller Valley in Alberta, Canada is a world famous museum and this model of a dinosaur stands on guard outside the entrance. This museum opened...
Canola Field Eastern Alberta
For miles across a prairie field, canola flowers blossom under fluffy white clouds that pass over Eastern Alberta, Canada.
The end of the canola field seems endless as you look across the Eastern Alberta prairies and all you can see is a brilliant coloring to the landscape. Summer is a terrific time to travel across...
Waterfall Banff Alberta
A waterfall cascades down the rocky slopes amid lush greenery in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Traveling through Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada at the right time of year, a scenic waterfall is a fairly common scene along the highways. Nature is one of the most spectacular things in...
Teepees Alberta Pow Wow
Teepees showing lifestyle of American natives at a Pow Wow in Alberta, Canada.
Teepee at the Siksika Pow Wow with blue skies in Alberta.
Sunshine Village Ski Resort Alberta
The Sunshine Village Ski Resort at Lake Louise in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Enjoy a day on the uncrowded slopes at the Sunshine Village Ski Resort in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The ski season at Sunshine Village Resort usually begins in the middle of November...
Saamis Teepee Medicine Hat
Situated in Medicine Hat Alberta, Saamis Teepee is the largest teepee in the world.
Saamis Teepee, largest teepee in the world, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, North America.
Chateau Lake Louise Winter
One of the Rocky Mount Icon is the Chateau Lake Louise, even more beautiful in Winter.
The Fairmont Chateau lake Louise is situated in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It is one of the main icons for Lake Louise and the Banff National Park. The Chateau at lake Louise is a...
Siksika Pow Wow Alberta
Teepees at the First Nation Blackfoot Indian Siksika Pow Wow in Alberta, Canada.
Siksika Pow Wow, First Nation Blackfoot Indian, Alberta, Canada, North America.
Alberta Scenery
Along Highway 5 in Alberta, Canada the scenery in Waterton Lakes National Park is stunning with the mountain range, green landscape and the edge of Middle Waterton Lake.
Highway 5 will take you to the beautiful scenery that surrounds Waterton Lakes National Park and this viewpoint along the Highway is an excellent place to rest. The snow covered peaks of the...
Cameron Lake Waterton Lakes National Park
The beautiful Cameron Lake is situated in the Waterton Lakes National Park of Alberta, Canada.
Cameron Lake amidst mountains in the Waterton Lakes National Park of Alberta, Canada.
Waterton Lakes Park Alberta picture
The Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada is a peaceful wilderness surrounded by mountains.
Cameron Lake is one of the many lakes in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada amid the mountain ranges and lush green wilderness. Tranquility surrounds Cameron Lake with water like glass...
Alberta Farmland
For miles along Highway 6 across the Southern Alberta landscape you can see acres of lush green farmland and farmhouses.
Farmland is a common sight along Highway 6 in Southern Alberta, Canada where a farmhouse with bales of hay neatly stacked is surrounded by lush green fields of grass. Off in the distance there is...
Siksika Pow Wow signs
First Nation Blackfoot Indian, Alberta, Native American Art on a sign at the Siksika Pow Wow in Canada, North America.
Native Indian Symbol at the Siksika Pow Wow, First Nation Blackfoot Indians, Alberta, Canada, North America.
Hoodoos Landscape Banff National Park
The Hoodoos adorn the landscape of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada as a river below works its way around the forested wilderness.
The Hoodoos that adorn the landscape in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada are columns of rocks that have been brutalized by the different climates along the Milk River. The Hoodoos are...
Oil Pump Oil Industry Alberta
An oil pump in Southern Alberta, Canada.
Oil Pump in Southern Alberta showing the importance of the oil industry to this Canadian province.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
This Tyrannosaurus Rex that stands in the town of Drumheller in Alberta, Canada is the largest model in the world of a dinosaur.
When you visit the town of Drumheller, you can not miss the large model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex which is just the beginning to the wonders found at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in...
Chuck Wagon Race Calgary Stampede
The Chuck Wagon Race is an exciting event to watch at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada.
Every year at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta the sport of the Chuck Wagon Race is watched by thousands. People love to watch the horses harnessed up to the chuck wagon as they race around...
Native Indian Girl
A cute Native Indian girl is adorned in her authentic costume at the Siksika Fair in Alberta, Canada.
The Siksika Nation Powwow and fair are held annually during the summer months in Alberta, Canada. The traditional costumes are worn by this Native Indian Girl as well as all the members of the...
Lake Lougheed Provincial Park Canoe
Canoe on a beautiful lake with mountains in the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Kananaski Country of Alberta in Canada.
Canoeist on a Lake in the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Kananaski Country of Alberta, Canada.
Police Officer Calgary Stampede Law Order
Law and order represented by a police officer during the famous Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada.
Proud Calgary police officer during the famous Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada.
Town Banff Rocky Mountains Images
The nature of the Rocky Mountains surrounding the beautiful town of Banff in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
The town of Banff offers the most beautiful sight on the surrounding Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Elk Island National Park Alberta
An array of wildlife can be seen at Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada.
A sign at the entrance to Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Moraine Lake Banff
The Wenkchemna Peaks reflect in the blue waters of Moraine Lake in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Lake Moraine is a beautiful serene area in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada surrounded by rock ledges and steep embankments leading down to the lake. Also known as the Valley of the Ten...
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Alberta
Snow surrounds the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise during winter in the Banff National Park, Alberta.
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is an elegant hotel situated in the Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Prairie Road Alberta
A long stretch of road through the prairie landscape near Pincher Creek in Southern Alberta in Alberta, Canada.
As you drive this straight road known as Highway 3 through Southern Alberta, Canada you will see farmland on either side of the road for miles. The prairie countryside seems to extend forever but...
Johnston Canyon Lower Falls Banff
Winter conditions in Banff National Park in Alberta turn the Lower Falls of Johnston Creek into massive ice formations as the canyon water and outside temperature is extremely frigid.
Hard rock walls surround the Lower Falls of Johnston Creek in the Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada where winter has almost completely frozen the falls. A slight flow of...
Historic Buildings Legislature Building
The historic Legislature Building of Edmonton ist situated at the North Saskatchewan River, Alberta, Canada, North America.
The Legislature Building in Edmonton on a sunny day: North Saskatchewan River, Alberta, Canada, North America.
... o-Jump, a Unesco World Heritage Site which honours the traditions of the native Blackfoot people, and their close relationship with buffalo and the land.
Calgary, in southern Alberta, is the province's largest urban centre. The Calgary Stampede celebrates ranching and the Wild West Canadian-style. Apart from ranching, agriculture is significant in Alberta, with major crops of wheat and canola.
In the arid badlands of south-eastern Alberta, The Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology, near Drumheller, showcases the remains of many dinosaurs that have been discovered in the area.
At the center of Alberta is the capital city of Edmonton, famous for the gargantuan West Edmonton Mall. Elk Island National Park, close to Edmonton, is a haven for wildlife including bison, moose, elk, and many birds. Northern Alberta has vast expanses of boreal forest. It is also the site of the massive oil sands, which are the driving force behind Alberta's burgeoning economy.
Alberta is a destination for photographers, and its diverse geography, with abundant lakes, rivers, mountains, prairies and forests, coupled with the culture and history of its people, are captured in these photos.