Bow Valley I finally got out to do some winter photography. Conditions (lack of snow) have not been favourable, delaying my first foray in search of interesting scenery. Accompanied by Rolande, we traveled up and down Highway 1A and then the Lake Minnewanka Road in search of interesting compositions. We did find a little more…

Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the oldest and largest in the state of Arizona and one of the oldest botanical institutions west of the Mississippi River. Founded in 1924, the arboretum is located in the Sonoran Desert on 392 acres (159 ha) along Queen Creek and beneath the towering volcanic remnant, Picket Post Mountain. Boyce Thompson Arboretum is on U.S. Highway…

More Scenes from the Drumheller Area Today’s post follows on the previous one, “Drumheller Surroundings” with more scenes from that area of Alberta. I begin with another scene from Horsethief Canyon, northwest of the Town of Drumheller. This image features another “Massive Mound”, as I call it, rising from the floor of the canyon. This…

Dynamic display of multicoloured luminosity  Earlier in the month of October, the evening of the 10th to be exact, Canmore experienced a breathtaking display of the Northern Lights, formally known as Aurora Borealis. What exactly is the Aurora Borealis? The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are a dynamic display of multicoloured luminosity appearing in the day…

Recently, Bob Bear and I made a trip to the Drumheller area to photograph two Alberta ghost towns, Dorothy and Wayne. While in the area, we also visited Horse Thief Canyon and the Rosebud River Valley, two excellent locations to experience and photograph the badlands of the province. We were fortunate to enjoy a beautiful,…