The Horseshoe Dam is located on the Verde River, 58 miles northeast of Phoenix. It’s is an earthfill structure, 202 feet high, with a reservoir capacity of 131,500 acre-feet. The dam was built from 1944-1946 by the Phelps-Dodge Corp. for the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association under a water exchange agreement. The Horseshoe Dam and…
Cave Creek Rodeo
This past Sunday, Rolande and I joined our friends Ken and Judy Zender for some rodeo in the nearby Town of Cave Creek. I did take a camera and was successful in getting some good shots of the action. Rodeo is my favourite choice for action photography. The action is almost continuous, presenting more good…
Chocolate Falls
This Saturday, Barry Stewart and I traveled north to visit the Grand Falls of Arizona, often referred to as the “Chocolate Falls” for obvious reasons. The unique colour of the water is due to large quantities of silt, picked up by the Little Colorado River as it flows to the falls. The Little Colorado River is…
Bow Valley Parkway (Winter)
Last week, Rolande and I made a short trip into Banff National Park to visit a favourite area, The Bow Valley Parkway. It’s also known as Highway 1A and it parallels the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) from Banff to Lake Louise. We visit the area regularly and find it particularly appealing in winter. This occasion…
Banff Winter Morning
Last Saturday, I set out for nearby Banff to do some more winter photography. I was accompanied by Stewart Hamilton and I must say we were not initially optimistic about our prospects for a great day. It was cold, about -20 deg C (-4 deg F ) and overcast. However getting out is better than…