Sunday morning was the beginning of beautiful weather in Canmore. The temperature was moderate, about -5 deg C (21 deg F) with no wind and some fresh snow from the night before. I decided to go out in search of some winter scenes, walking into town and back and taking photos as I went along….
Category: Alberta
Kaboom!
Kaboom! I knew immediately what it was. I had been out photographing some winter scenes around town. I was about to pack up and walk home, when I heard this familiar sound. Dynamite! Fortunately, I still had my camera in my hand and a telephoto lens mounted on it. I spun around and began shooting…
Autumn Sunrise
This morning I went out with friend and fellow photographer, Greg Bourque to capture some sunrise scenes. We didn’t venture far from home, about 10 minutes to the chosen photo site. The particular site is an old favourite that I hadn’t visited for a few years. It’s a great location, offering a great view over…
Autumn in the Rockies
Today’s post features autumn scenes taken in Banff National Park and in Kananaskis Country. These are my favourites from two outings in the past week. You may think it early to be enjoying autumn colours, but fall comes earlier at our latitude and altitude. I was was accompanied on this trip to Banff NP by…
The Cowboy Trail and Crowsnest Pass
Yesterday, I traveled to an area of the province I don’t visit often. My destination was the Crowsnest Pass, an area in Southwest Alberta consisting of five small municipalities. It’s primary industry has always been mining, including coal mining, now very much in decline. The area is bisected by a main transportation corridor, consisting of…