Earlier this week, Bob Bear and I visited nearby Banff National Park, in search of some winter photographs. We visited four locations in the park, beginning with a stop at an old favourite location, Castle Junction. This first photograph, was taken soon after sunrise from the shoreline of the Bow River. It features Castle Mountain,…
Winter at Cascade Mountain
Yesterday morning, I went on a photography excursion, accompanied by Bob Bear, a great photographer and longtime photography companion. We returned to a location we had visited earlier this year, a good viewpoint to photograph Cascade Mountain, near the Town of Banff. My purpose was to get some winter pictures, including some shots of Cascade…
Winter Wonderland
Last week, we returned home to Canmore from Arizona. We were greeted by brisk weather (not a surprise), -25 deg C (or -13 deg F) at Calgary upon our arrival. By Saturday, the weather had moderated and I went out for a walk in and around our Canmore neighbourhood. Of course, I brought a camera…
Victor Trail
This post is the follow-up to the blog about the Andreas Canyon, earlier this week. This is the second and last post with pictures taken during our recent trip to Palm Springs, California. Today I’ll be sharing some photographs taken in the course of a second hike at Indian Canyons. Starting out for our walk…
Andreas Canyon
We recently traveled to Palm Springs, California to visit with my cousin, Valorie and her family. In the course of our visit, I participated in a hike to Indian Canyons, located on the nearby Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. Centuries ago, ancestors of the Agua Caliente Cahuilla (pronounced Kaw-we-ah) Indians settled in the Palm Springs area…