Yesterday afternoon, Rolande and I took an afternoon drive along the scenic Highway 1A in nearby Banff National Park. This is a favourite tour we make several times annually, attempting to experience all the seasons. Our timing for this visit was very good, coming shortly after some recent snowfalls. It was a bit chilly (-20…
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Smith-Dorrien Scenes
Earlier this week, I traveled down the Smith-Dorrien Spray Trail, accompanied by my friend and fellow photographer, Stewart Hamilton. This trail is a good dirt road that leads south from Canmore to Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, where it connects to Highway 40. You can identify the Smith-Dorrien Spray Trail on the following map as Route 742. It’s…
Autumn In the Rockies
Rolande and I went for one of our favourite drives yesterday, Highway 1A in Banff National Park. We enjoyed the brilliant colour of the autumn leaves and I got a few photographs to show for it. Let’s begin with this one, our stop at Hillsdale Meadows, a scenic location just west of the Town of…
Waiparous
Yesterday morning, the clouds cleared and I took the opportunity to get out and enjoy the outdoors. And possibly take some photographs. I returned to a location I had visited a number of years ago, about an hour’s drive north and east of Canmore, Waiparous Village. My main interest was Waiparous Creek and the Ghost…
Cascade Meadow
Wildfires in the area have created a lot of smoke, making it difficult to photograph in the area. The main source of the smoke is an area of Kootenay and Banff National Parks, about 50 km (30 mi.) to our west. One evening last week, I took advantage of clearer skies to visit a location known…