Bighorn Sunrays

This picture is a culmination of many days in Jasper, Alberta this winter to capture wildlife returning to the fire ravaged town and surrounding area of Jasper. Before sunrise I hiked up onto a cliff to get a unique Bighorn sheep picture. This was the only morning that the sun showed it's beautiful rays to me but I was able to get the shot I had envisioned. The entire mountain in the background is a black, charred mass of burnt trees from top to bottom and just a slice of the magnitude of the fires that changed the landscape for this generation. Over 80,000 acres was burnt or around 325 square kilometers! This young sheep is a harbinger for future hope with the first Spring since the fires on the horizon.