During my September 2024 trip to the Canadian Rockies, we enjoyed two very different, but fantastic sunrises at Two Jack Lake. Two Jack Lake is in the Lake Minnewanka area of Banff National Park, just outside of the town of Banff, Alberta, Canada.
For the first sunrise, it was a very crisp, cold morning. There was very little wind, creating a mirror-like surface to the lake. Due to the extremely cold temperatures, there was also some great fog rising up from the lake.
I alternated between taking images that included the trees and their reflection on the left, and a more closeup view of the fog and mountains on the far side of the lake.
Watching the fog roll across the lake and rise up into the sky was incredible. I took a timelapse video to capture the movement of the fog as the sunrise lights up the mountain ridge from left to right.
After the sun had fully lit up the mountain top across the lake, we decided to head out in search of other areas where the fog might be catching the early morning light. As we were leaving, we stopped to take this elevated view of Two Jack Lake from the roadway as we were heading to Lake Minnewanka.
Several days later, we came back to Two Jack Lake for another sunrise, hoping to catch more fog but with more color in the sky. It was a warmer, windy morning, with more clouds in the sky. These conditions were not conducive to fog, and there were no reflections to be had this morning. But it did give us some great color in the sky. It always amazes me how different images can look only several days apart.
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