Mountain Guide

Starting near the Banff Park Museum and finishing near the top of Bow Falls the 1.5-kilometre tree-lined trail features the work of 20 Bow Valley artists

The ninth week of Birds of the Bow Valley has photographer Michael W. Potter highlight the male Red-winged Blackbird, which is well-known for its colours and for its gurgling song. The female is streaky brown with reddish highlights.

A free “for the locals by the locals” punk rock show returns to the stage Sunday (July 25) at the Elk and Oarsman in Banff.

The seventh week of Birds of the Bow Valley has photographer Michael W. Potter give us a glimpse a familiar bird in the common loon – an evocative symbol of wilderness, renowned for its haunting calls.

The seventh week of Michael W. Potter's Birds of the Bow Valley series features the common yellowthroat – a species of warbler – and small colourful birds known for their bubbly songs.

McKeown channelled her creativity over the past year and a half, into self-portraiture and still life, eventually building up a large enough body of work for her first solo exhibition

Growing up in Canmore, I was a victim of the Bow Valley bubble; it was as if nothing existed beyond Calgary, aside from the Okanagan and the West Coast, of course. So, it took me a long time to realize there’s a spectacular province beyond the Rocky Mountains. I would have learned that much sooner if I had Dale Leckie’s new guidebook, The Scenic Geology of Alberta: A Roadside Touring and Hiking Guide.

The sixth week of Birds of the Bow Valley has photographer Michael W. Potter giving us a look at the Canada Jay in time for Canada Day. This is a bird familiar to campers, hikers and skiers and is a typical resourceful member of the crow family.

In the fourth week of Birds of the Bow Valley, Michael W. Potter looks at the spotted sandpiper. A precocious bird that is almost immediately active after hatching and looks like a fuzz ball on quite long legs.

“It’s very intimate because it is a one-on-one tour. I can provide a lot of context to the exhibit, which is important because it delves into some difficult subject matter, and it is such complex work.”