Rainbow Under Storm Clouds On Nose Hill

A quick summer rain storm developed during a nice walk on Calgary's Nose Hill Park. It's hard to believe the City of Calgary surrounds this place. At 2600 acres, Nose Hill is one of the largest municipal parks in North America kept in its natural prairie state showing what the environment around Calgary would have been like 100s of years ago. A treasure-trove of natural plants, flowers and animals are there to discover throughout the seasons.

More from Wikipedia:
"Sensitive vegetation, terrain, and archeological sites exist within the park. It contains a significant native rough fescue grassland ecosystem and over 66 native vascular plant species have been found on the hill including parry oatgrass, prairie crocus, golden bean, bedstraw, and sage.

Grasslands of this nature are considered endangered in North America because more than 95% have been lost to cultivation, tree encroachment, pollution, and development.[citation needed] The grassland is one of 7 major native habitat types on the hill which together provide an excellent habitat for a variety of animals. Over 198 wildlife species have been identified on the hill.

For millennia, Nose Hill stood silent vigil as Glacial Lake Calgary receded and a river surging out from the mountains carved its way through the old lake bottom. Over the centuries that followed, the hill witnessed a succession of people sculpting a unique history within and around the Bow River Valley. Many of those people visited the Nose Hill itself, and its immediate surroundings.

The origin of the hill's name is unclear but common legend tells of a European explorer asking an aboriginal translator the name of the hill seen far off in the distance. The man replied: Nose Hill is the name it was given because from here it resembles the nose of our chief."

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Taken in: Canada / Alberta / Calgary / Brentwood (show map)

Taken on: July 1, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/7.1, 1/320 sec, 24mm (=36mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	24mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
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