18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
View From Peyto Lake, Alberta, Canada

Peyto Lake is a bright turquoise glacier-fed lake in Banff National Park. The color apparently comes from tiny bits of rock that have been ground up by glacial movement. This image shows a small amount of the lake in the left foreground, and looks down the valley where water from the lake eventually ends up.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Not taken in a city, Canada
Camera: DMC-GX85
Copyright: © John Kutasz