I had to search back through the files for today’s posting, two scenes from a trip we made to Prince Edward Island in the autumn of 2009. We were touring the Maritime Provinces when we visited family in PEI. My brother-in-law, Bert was my guide for a morning trip to Covehead Beach for some pictures…
Blue Mesa
Another favourite of mine from the archives. Blue Mesa is a geologic feature located in the Petrified Forest NP, in northeastern Arizona. This park is one of two national parks situated adjacent to one another, the other being the Painted Desert NP. The following map, courtesy of the US National Parks Service shows the configuration…
Favourite from the Archives
At times when I’m not as active taking pictures, I get the opportunity to look back at the archives in search of good candidates for a blog posting. Today I found a favourite from the autumn of 2009, a picture of Mount Rundle viewed across the Vermilion Lakes near Banff. This picture has a number…
Chilean Wine Country
Our last stop, a relaxing 5 days in the wine country south of Santiago. Our first destination was the beautiful Apalta vineyard in the Colchagua Valley, about 2-1/2 hours from Santiago. We stayed at the Lapostolle Winery, where we enjoyed a relaxing couple of days, decompressing after a vigourous travel schedule the previous week. We visited…
Winter in Banff
It got a little warmer yesterday, so I went out to take a few pictures. It is still very wintery here and the fresh snow is very beautiful. Hard to resist! I wanted to get some winter pictures of the Banff Springs Hotel, the castle in the mountains. I started at a lookout on the…