Clear cutting north of Crowsnest Pass by West Fraser

Crowsnest Mountain flyby

Australian mine promoter Gina Reinhart’s C$646 million coal bet looks increasingly worthless.

Alberta Court of Appeal to consider whether her “dead parrot” defunct mine can be resusitated.

This valley bottom west of Coleman hosts the most significant beaver wetland of the Crowsnest River.

The government of Alberta intends to push a two-lane highway through the woodlands at the right of this view.

Dog Days of Indian Summer on the Crowsnest River

Frank Lake was formed by the Frank Slide of 1903 when it blocked the Crowsnest River. Siltation ever since has nearly filled the lake which is well on the way to becoming a mountain meadow with a narrow river running through it.

One minute amid wildflowers and waterfalls

Nez Percé Creek flows through the Miners Walk in Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.

It is a trout spawning stream and young fish can often be spotted darting about the deeper pools.