I was a pretty busy last week, getting out to shoot pictures on four occasions. So, rather than focus on any particular theme today, I’ll simply post some of my favourites from last week, choosing at least one shot from each of the places I went. The first few pictures were in the course of some…
Author: shotsbyp
Helicopter Trip to Mt Assiniboine Glaciers
Yesterday, I accompanied some friends from Australia, Henry Kaye and Julie Green on a helicopter trip to Mount Assiniboine for a look at the glaciers up close and of course the scenery along the way. Our route is illustrated on the following map (the longer trip, southwest to Mount Assiniboine). It’s a 50-60 km round…
Headwall Lakes, Kananaskis
The Headwall Lakes are located about 40 km south of Canmore, on the Spray Lakes Road. They lie in a valley between two mountains, Mt. Chester and Mt. James Walker at an elevation of ~2,300 metres (7,545 ft.) The upper lake spills into the lower lake, which in turn drains via Headwall Creek into Smith-Dorrien Creek then south…
Elpoca Mountain (B&W)
On our return from Elbow Lake, last Friday I got some good shots of Elpoca Mountain. After looking at it again, I realized this picture could be better in black and white. I made the conversion to test my belief. I was not disappointed. So, today’s post is a simple one, one photograph only: Elpoca Mountain,…
Elbow Lake
Elbow Lake is located in the Elbow Pass north of the Highwood Pass in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. Elbow Lake lies at an elevation of 2,120 m (~7,000 ft) and is the headwater of the Elbow River. In my last post, on Bow Lake I reported that I was at the headwater of the Bow River,…