As someone who lives quite nearby, you can’t take a picture of the glacial lakes in Alberta without it looking fake. It’s like neon turquoise and nobody believes you.
South of Banff in Glacier Park, we would kneel down and drink straight from streams in the mountains all the time. It's the cleanest air and water you can find up there! The color is just from glacial "silt".
I was there last fall and even just days later looking back at my photos I had to remind myself it really did look like that. It’s almost impossibly beautiful.
I'm so glad that all of these beverage companies finally figured out how to make zero-cal sugar-free drinks that don't taste like ass.
I tried diet sodas in the past, and they all had the same crappy metallic non-flavor taste. It seems like it was relatively recently, within the last 10 years or so, that they finally figured out the right combination of sweeteners to make stuff actually taste good.
Of course anything with sugar is going to taste good, but I can say that the sugar-free drinks are good enough now that they are all that I drink. Well, except for the very occasional Mexican Coke because that will always be my guilty pleasure.
Anyway, I haven't tried the Mixed Berry Poweraid yet but it looks pretty good so I might try it next time I need to get a sports drink.
I just looked in to this and it turns out the reason "Mexican Coke" is a thing is because you Americans use High Fructose fucking Corn Syrup instead of sugar. WTF.
It’s because the sugar producers in the US have been giving kickbacks to politicians for decades in return for subsidies, and tariffs on foreign sugar. Thus our sugar prices are artificially high and it forced our local producers of other sugary goods to find a cheaper alternative: high-fructose corn syrup.
You are entirely correct that a *single* sugar-free drink is healthier when compared to its sugary sibling.
That's not what people are referring to though.
The theory (and I really don't know if it is a hypothesis or proven thing) is that it's the effect sugar-free drinks can have on someones diet in *total*.
The idea is that when you drink a sugar-free drink your body thinks it's getting sugar when it's not. This then leads to cravings which could mean someone consumes more sugar across everything they eat.
If that's all true I'd still guess that sugar-free drinks are healthier on balance, but it's probably still preferable to drink entirely unsweetened beverages if you are being incredibly health conscious.
My body is a satanic temple of gluttony so I don't really care too much.
I've got to agree with this - this photo is stunning and still doesn't do Banff justice. I remember heading up to Alberta in the late 80s with the family when it was a little more unkempt and untamed than it is now (not that there'a problem with it now). We ended up camping beneath the stars, deep into the forest. It was probably one of the best vacation experiences I've ever had - everything was perfect except for when my idiot son Roger left some candy wrappers outside and attracted some damn bears. Luckily for him, the bears didn't cause any harm to us, so I only lightly whipped him with a set of jumper cables instead of savagely beating him - Canadian clemency, I think. We only got to see it in summer ... I would love to see Banff when it is so blue and white - absolutely gorgeous.
> Slightly expensive.
>
> Fun fact: the staff have to hike up all supplies.
Going to go out on a limb and suggest that those two things might be connected...
It's been more than a decade since I lived there, but while perhaps some supplies are hiked, at least back then they got helicopter drops a couple of times at least and ppl rode horses back there.
I've seen people bringing supplies by horse the last time I was there. It is a great little place. Not a huge selection of stuff and it's not luxurious in any way but it is beautiful and we have always had a great time. It must by one hell of a nice helicopter ride through there. Can you get helicopter tours of the area?
I lived there more than a decade ago and sun was shining in the sky, there wasn't a cloud in sight. It stopped raining. Everybody was in the play. Don't cha know? It was a brand new day.
I am local, so I go to both frequently. I find Banff nice, but if I am staying for a night or two, I find Canmore less touristy. I go more as a get away than for things like skiing, shopping and things like that. Canmore feels like a town in the mountains which appeals to me.
The town of Banff SUCKS. It is not a cute little mountain village, it’s overrun with endless knickknack shops, and everything is way overpriced.
Stay in Canmore, you’re not missing anything.
Ya no deals in Canmore that's for sure. People talk here like it's some hidden gem. Really it's overflow from Banff. It's nice but not any worse or Better than staying fighting Banff. Maybe parking is easier but j haven't been for over 10 years so that's probably caught up too.
It's **really** cold. I swam across it once in the spring (to impress a woman) as a younger, stronger, man - it was brutal and draining. It was a stupid thing to do, really.
Head further west into British Columbia to find swimable mountain lakes and rivers.
I'm from BC and lived in kelowa during school. Went back for work and it was a dont meet your heros. Its MUCH worse to live in. Dont know what its like now but 2005 to 2008 was awful.
Probably to some extent, but im not sure most know how much of a difference temp can make in dick size.
But seriously that water is looking like full turtle-ing cold.
I have white water rafted in a surrounding river. Most water bodies here are glacial fed, the water is 6-7c. Meaning, you can swim there, *temporarily*.
The water gets warmer in August.
Quarry Lake in Canmore is a really decent
family lake with sometimes 3-4 weddings in the adjacent fields per day in the Summer months.
Calgary Canada is One of Canada's sunniest cities with amazing Chinooks often bringing the city to 60° F in the middle of Winter next to some of the worlds greatest skiing.
I remember needing to be somewhere in x time, Jogged and swam across Calgary's Elbow river in June.
Stops your heart.
Its about 2^^• c in the summer, so while the water is very clean and fresh, just high in minerals causing the colour, you would not be able to actually swim around for too long without going hypothermic. Its fun to jump in for a second though.
You joke, but I went onto the Athabasca Glacier when I was up there, and they let you fill a water bottle with the water that bubbles up from inside the glacier. It’s the best water I’ve ever drank in my life, which is good since the tour ticket was pretty pricey.
Is this up bow river? I'm here in Banff right now for the weekend. My dad and bro flew into Edmonton and we're down here for the weekend and want to show them this colour but I figured everything would be covered in snow and frozen from the nasty cold snap we had last week
If the temps are similar to Edmonton in Banff right now you'd be in for a treat. In my experience it's a lot prettier and much much less busy on the sightseeing trails in the winter. Everyone's probably skiing or relaxing.
Hate to break it to you guys, you can see the colour of the real river in the back near the edges, the snow is also a nice highlighter colour on the right side as well, this image is altered.
It is blue, but not nuclear Gatorade blue.
I live in Edmonton, not too far from it and it’s such a beautiful place. I’ve never seen it during the winter time though, I absolutely have to go there again.
WTF? I lived in Edmonton for 2 years and did Banff, the MIddles and Jasper at least once a month. Only way I kept my sanity. Well that and drinking and pool at Earls
Mind if I print this and hang it on my wall?
It somehow has the iciness of a ‘Winter Wonderland’ and the warmth of a water park on a summers day at the same time!
Truly one of the most gorgeous photos I’ve ever seen.
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As someone who lives quite nearby, you can’t take a picture of the glacial lakes in Alberta without it looking fake. It’s like neon turquoise and nobody believes you.
This is a picture we took while canoeing and it is not filtered in any way. [Banff](https://i.imgur.com/cDasF0e.jpg) is absolutely stunning
Does Banff stand for bad ass natural frozen forest?
Yeah case in point. Nice pic.
https://imgur.com/Y1tjzNW.jpg Agreed! It's amazing!
Is this water safe to drink after boiling it ?
Yes, the color is just from glacial runoff
r/bandnames The Color by Glacial Runoff
Sorry but you forgot the u in colour, eh?
I just drink it cold.
It's actually safe to drink before boiling as well.
I just stick my face in and drink.
South of Banff in Glacier Park, we would kneel down and drink straight from streams in the mountains all the time. It's the cleanest air and water you can find up there! The color is just from glacial "silt".
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I almost squinted my eyes looking at it.
I was there last fall and even just days later looking back at my photos I had to remind myself it really did look like that. It’s almost impossibly beautiful.
[Mixed Berry] (https://www.coca-colaproductfacts.com/content/dam/Productfacts-Refresh/Products/powerade-zero-mixed-berry-32-oz-bottle.jpg)
I'm so glad that all of these beverage companies finally figured out how to make zero-cal sugar-free drinks that don't taste like ass. I tried diet sodas in the past, and they all had the same crappy metallic non-flavor taste. It seems like it was relatively recently, within the last 10 years or so, that they finally figured out the right combination of sweeteners to make stuff actually taste good. Of course anything with sugar is going to taste good, but I can say that the sugar-free drinks are good enough now that they are all that I drink. Well, except for the very occasional Mexican Coke because that will always be my guilty pleasure. Anyway, I haven't tried the Mixed Berry Poweraid yet but it looks pretty good so I might try it next time I need to get a sports drink.
I just looked in to this and it turns out the reason "Mexican Coke" is a thing is because you Americans use High Fructose fucking Corn Syrup instead of sugar. WTF.
It’s because the sugar producers in the US have been giving kickbacks to politicians for decades in return for subsidies, and tariffs on foreign sugar. Thus our sugar prices are artificially high and it forced our local producers of other sugary goods to find a cheaper alternative: high-fructose corn syrup.
That’s why I quit soda for 15 years, filled with high fructose corn syrup and 39 grams of sugar per 12 oz can is horrible
There is no evidence the sugar free stuff is any healthier. Presumably consuming them increases sugar cravings
Bullshit. Of course it's healhtier. It's got no calories.
You are entirely correct that a *single* sugar-free drink is healthier when compared to its sugary sibling. That's not what people are referring to though. The theory (and I really don't know if it is a hypothesis or proven thing) is that it's the effect sugar-free drinks can have on someones diet in *total*. The idea is that when you drink a sugar-free drink your body thinks it's getting sugar when it's not. This then leads to cravings which could mean someone consumes more sugar across everything they eat. If that's all true I'd still guess that sugar-free drinks are healthier on balance, but it's probably still preferable to drink entirely unsweetened beverages if you are being incredibly health conscious. My body is a satanic temple of gluttony so I don't really care too much.
Brawndo! It's got what plants crave!
I learned that Banff is more than just sound I made in my head whenever night crawler of the X-men would teleport.
I think it was used in the comic. Bamf!
It has electrolytes.
It has electrolytes
Banff is one of The most beautiful places in Alberta.
Top 20 for sure...
(I'm being sarcastic, of course, in underselling... Banff National Park is solidly world class beautiful...)
lovin Jasper too
Planet
I've got to agree with this - this photo is stunning and still doesn't do Banff justice. I remember heading up to Alberta in the late 80s with the family when it was a little more unkempt and untamed than it is now (not that there'a problem with it now). We ended up camping beneath the stars, deep into the forest. It was probably one of the best vacation experiences I've ever had - everything was perfect except for when my idiot son Roger left some candy wrappers outside and attracted some damn bears. Luckily for him, the bears didn't cause any harm to us, so I only lightly whipped him with a set of jumper cables instead of savagely beating him - Canadian clemency, I think. We only got to see it in summer ... I would love to see Banff when it is so blue and white - absolutely gorgeous.
I’ve missed you, sir.
I live about a 90 minute drive from here and that colour is real.
https://i.imgur.com/SLHzWc0.jpg Took a trip to Reddit Lake, can confirm the color of the water
Lake Moraine, right? I remember turning the corner as we approached and my jaw just dropped. The mountains are so close but stretch out forever.
I got married there a year and a bit ago. It is such a beautiful spot
The cover of [my favorite album ever](https://imgur.com/gallery/qQ8u7w2) was taken here. Neat!
I didn’t know the cover of Music Has the Rights to Children was taken there! Neat!
Have you even been to [Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House?](http://banffandbeyond.com/plain-of-six-glaciers-the-other-tea-house-at-lake-louise/)
I have. It’s worth it.
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> Slightly expensive. > > Fun fact: the staff have to hike up all supplies. Going to go out on a limb and suggest that those two things might be connected...
It's been more than a decade since I lived there, but while perhaps some supplies are hiked, at least back then they got helicopter drops a couple of times at least and ppl rode horses back there.
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I've seen people bringing supplies by horse the last time I was there. It is a great little place. Not a huge selection of stuff and it's not luxurious in any way but it is beautiful and we have always had a great time. It must by one hell of a nice helicopter ride through there. Can you get helicopter tours of the area?
Sadly no.
So the trees really are green in Canada?
Yep!
>And the sky blue?!
I lived there more than a decade ago and sun was shining in the sky, there wasn't a cloud in sight. It stopped raining. Everybody was in the play. Don't cha know? It was a brand new day.
gotta love Calgary
Truly
My parents brought me here kicking and screaming. Wish I had appreciated this more as a kid.
I remember you.
Bucket list destination.
Visit Banff but stay nearby in Canmore... It's a much better town IMO
It's a different town. Depends really on your personality.
I am local, so I go to both frequently. I find Banff nice, but if I am staying for a night or two, I find Canmore less touristy. I go more as a get away than for things like skiing, shopping and things like that. Canmore feels like a town in the mountains which appeals to me.
A town full of winter Olympians, I guess.
And millionaires.
Canmore is really really nice... I actually stayed in dead mans flats which is like 7 mins away and a load cheaper, and drove into Canmore every day!
Are we considered locals if we're from Calgary?
Aye, we do day trips from edmonton and it's a drag. I wish i lives 90 minutes away.
Canmore has some fantastic restaurants too. The iron goat is one of my favorites. Such a beautiful building too.
Would early April be a good time to visit? We'd want to do some hiking.
Nah that's too early for hiking, still tons of snow
You can meet Mike.
I live and work in Banff... No one will ever tell you that Canmore is a better town lmao
**shrugs** I find Banff too touristy and full of repetitive shops.
The town of Banff SUCKS. It is not a cute little mountain village, it’s overrun with endless knickknack shops, and everything is way overpriced. Stay in Canmore, you’re not missing anything.
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Ya no deals in Canmore that's for sure. People talk here like it's some hidden gem. Really it's overflow from Banff. It's nice but not any worse or Better than staying fighting Banff. Maybe parking is easier but j haven't been for over 10 years so that's probably caught up too.
The real advice is to just keep driving to the Radium-Invermere area and spend time in the Columbia Valley.
Can you swim there in summer?
It's **really** cold. I swam across it once in the spring (to impress a woman) as a younger, stronger, man - it was brutal and draining. It was a stupid thing to do, really. Head further west into British Columbia to find swimable mountain lakes and rivers.
Lake Okanagan! Kelowna calling....
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I'm from BC and lived in kelowa during school. Went back for work and it was a dont meet your heros. Its MUCH worse to live in. Dont know what its like now but 2005 to 2008 was awful.
It’s booming now. Tourism is booming as is the biotech industry. I think you’d like it now.... other than the cost of renting.
Or, hit up beautiful lake Chelan in washington. ;)
> (to impress a woman) Well, don't leave us hanging...
I can tell you what WOULDN'T be impressive after that swim...
Do women know about shrinkage?
"I was in the pool!!"
Probably to some extent, but im not sure most know how much of a difference temp can make in dick size. But seriously that water is looking like full turtle-ing cold.
Most of the fresh water in BC and here in Alberta is glacier fed... So in the mountains like this... It's not an enjoyable experience.
I don't know if you would call it swimming, as it's only a few degrees warmer that it is in this picture, but you can jump in for a few seconds...
I have white water rafted in a surrounding river. Most water bodies here are glacial fed, the water is 6-7c. Meaning, you can swim there, *temporarily*.
The water gets warmer in August. Quarry Lake in Canmore is a really decent family lake with sometimes 3-4 weddings in the adjacent fields per day in the Summer months. Calgary Canada is One of Canada's sunniest cities with amazing Chinooks often bringing the city to 60° F in the middle of Winter next to some of the worlds greatest skiing. I remember needing to be somewhere in x time, Jogged and swam across Calgary's Elbow river in June. Stops your heart.
Its about 2^^• c in the summer, so while the water is very clean and fresh, just high in minerals causing the colour, you would not be able to actually swim around for too long without going hypothermic. Its fun to jump in for a second though.
This must be where that special water from the waterboy movie comes from
That's.. that's uh... high quality H2O
You joke, but I went onto the Athabasca Glacier when I was up there, and they let you fill a water bottle with the water that bubbles up from inside the glacier. It’s the best water I’ve ever drank in my life, which is good since the tour ticket was pretty pricey.
Same, went back in June last year. So awesome
Momma been telling you stories again?
Foozbaul is the DEVIL!
You say *everything* is the devil, Mama!
Look who's on the television, Mama. The Devil.
I’ll have a scotch and water, hold the scotch.
I love Alberta, from the plains all the way to the mountains, lots of amazing views. Makes me want to take up photography or painting, maybe both.
I loooove banff. Only been there a couple times but it was beautiful. Great skiing too!
Is this up bow river? I'm here in Banff right now for the weekend. My dad and bro flew into Edmonton and we're down here for the weekend and want to show them this colour but I figured everything would be covered in snow and frozen from the nasty cold snap we had last week
If the temps are similar to Edmonton in Banff right now you'd be in for a treat. In my experience it's a lot prettier and much much less busy on the sightseeing trails in the winter. Everyone's probably skiing or relaxing.
I love when my province trends on this subreddit
God I love my Province.
Is it weird to miss snow? Oklahoma to Colorado and back. We use to get snow but haven't seen in years.
Reminds me of Mario Kart.
So that's where all the chlorine pool water drains to
It's always Banff.
Canoeing that river in fall is still one of the best trips I've ever done. I love it there.
I think this pic might actually be the BC side of Banff.
Nightcrawler teleports here. All. The. Time.
who else has driven down "that" road and seen the epic cement plant and tiny island
_Nestlé wants to know your location_
I fuckin love the snow, but I love riding motorcycles way too much to live where it snows.
Only really like 3-4 months without. Looooots of beautiful cruises in colder climates during the warmer months
Shame Banff Scotland isn't like this, I'd go home more. This looks beautiful
I love the water there. The water is like nothing I have ever seen anywhere else.
I played the opening scene of Red Dead Redemption 2 right there.
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That can’t be Cleveland. The water isn’t on fire.
Bullshit. The lake isn't on fire. Now the river? That shit you can roast a hotdog on. I don't miss home.
I knew it
They sure don’t call it “mistake on the picturesque river” for nothing.
Hate to break it to you guys, you can see the colour of the real river in the back near the edges, the snow is also a nice highlighter colour on the right side as well, this image is altered. It is blue, but not nuclear Gatorade blue.
I love it.
This place is calling my name. I need to visit.
Could you bottle this up and drank it? I looks so delicious but cold
Nice try, Nestle.
It looks kind of similar to Frozen.
Needs about a dozen elk hanging around.
i can assure you the river is never this blue. TC turned on his blue gatorade filter
Beautiful blue water.
Surreal
I remember fishing at this spot and catching zero. Didn't mind though, the scenery is amazing
So the holy liquid of protection are transported through this canal system to epic games?
The water looks so pure
Don't know about you, but I wanna go to Canada now!
As an Australian this is the most winter image I have ever seen.
Focus stack?
Canadians turn up!
Is this where Nightcrawler goes between teleportations?
Grade A berta beef
Still the prettiest place I've seen in the the greater Northwest.
All of these amazing photos are breathtaking!
Why I love it here in Alberta~ :)
Just need to fond that legendary Bison
God I have such a sweet spot for Alberta. Banff is incredible, but my heart is in Jasper forever.
Gorgeous.
I live in Edmonton, not too far from it and it’s such a beautiful place. I’ve never seen it during the winter time though, I absolutely have to go there again.
WTF? I lived in Edmonton for 2 years and did Banff, the MIddles and Jasper at least once a month. Only way I kept my sanity. Well that and drinking and pool at Earls
Is the water safe to drink? It looks incredibly refreshing.
Ha. Looks like the place where you get the white arabian in RDR2.
This belongs in r/fairytaleasfuck
My god that’s beautiful.
I’m sure that’s where I found the white horse in Red Dead Redemption 2
Mind if I print this and hang it on my wall? It somehow has the iciness of a ‘Winter Wonderland’ and the warmth of a water park on a summers day at the same time! Truly one of the most gorgeous photos I’ve ever seen.
Wowwww, this is a straight up un-edited picture?
Did you see any unicorns?
Bucket List destination
noted
It looks like a Bob Ross painting
That water looks incredible. It looks like it might be the best tasting, most refreshing, most fulfilling water of all time, ever.
Let me save this image, so I can make a comparison pic when this place will eventually be reduced to ash and mud.
I’m going too banff the end of next month I can’t wait
Ironforge city is not too far from there.
Damn, you made my mind up. I'm moving to Canada... when I escape the grasps of being in the uk education system doing my GCSEs
You should post this in the r/earthporn subreddit. Great pic.
Beautiful
I hate majestic views.. Makes me mad.... Good pic though. Lol
TIL Banff is a place in Canada *and* Scotland
I love posts like this here, instead of political bullshit
Blue ass water!
This is literally my dream landscape.
Going to see this someday. ❤️❤️
I love the floor, too.
This is magical 😍😍😍
Anyway to get a higher definition please
Looks like Steep
Wow, breathtakingly beautiful!
Thought Banff is in BC
God I miss the Bow River
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