Maligne Lake Boathouse, Jasper at Dusk

Photo by Stephen A. Nelson

Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, a Different Point of View

China Plate Blue

Photo by Stephen A. Nelson

An accidental crop of Maligne Lake Boathouse at dusk.

Almost Heaven: Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta

Discovered by explorer Mary Schäffer, celebrated by Group of Seven painter Lawren Harris, explored by local guide Curly Phillips, and made famous by local photographer Harry Rowed, Maligne Lake has been called the most beautiful place in the Canadian Rockies.

It is stunningly beautiful. But the whole area would be better off if there weren't so many people -- or at least if we were committed to minimising the impact we are having on the environment and the endangered wildlife... and I don't mean American tourists.