Three Sisters and the Railroad

by Joan Carroll

Title

Three Sisters and the Railroad

Artist

Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

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Readily visible from many places in Canmore are the beautiful Three Sisters. In the mornings the sun's rays would first touch the peaks and then work their way down. Here you can enjoy them along with a walk along the railroad tracks. The peaks are known individually as Big Sister (Faith), Middle Sister (Charity) and Little Sister (Hope) (R to L) and are the iconic landmarks of Canmore. The peaks were original called the Three Nuns because as Albert Rogers wrote in 1883 "There had been quite a heavy snowstorm in the night, and when we got up in the morning and looked out of the tent I noticed each of the three peaks had a heavy veil of snow on the north side and I said to the boys, 'Look at the Three Nuns.' They were called the Three Nuns for quite a while but later were called the 'Three Sisters,' more Protestant like I suppose." Big Sister is 9,632' Middle Sister is 9,084' and Little Sister is 8,840'. A beautiful view to start the day!

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joan carroll, banff, alberta, canada, mountains, peaks, rocks, mountain, reflection, scenic, tranquil, sunrise, nature, landscape, 3, Rocky Mountains, Kananaskis

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