Last week, I went on a fishing trip with some friends from our golf club. It was the first time I had been fishing in 30 years. We went to some islands off the British Columbia coast, known as Haida Gwaii (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands). It’s more accessible than it may appear, with…
Scenes from the Highwood Pass
The Highwood Pass, as its name suggests is a mountain pass traversed by Alberta Highway 40 to cross the Highwood Range of mountains onto the eastern slopes of the Rockies and onward to the prairies. It is the highest, paved mountain pass in Canada at an elevation of 2,206 m (7,238 ft). It is also a very beautiful…
Sarrail Creek Falls
One of my recent trips to K-Country took me to the Upper Kananaskis Lake where I photographed this small, but beautiful waterfall, where Sarrail Creek emerges from the forest. I took a number of shots but found this one to be the most appealing, at least to my eye. It features the “streamed” look, designed to…
Moose Family
In the course of our recent travels in Kananaskis Country, we came across this mother moose and her offspring. Curiously, I have been in this same location many times over the last 10-12 years and never have I seen a moose before. That is surprising because it’s a large marshy area, ideally suited for moose;…
Lower Kananaskis
Today’s photo junket took me to the southern end of Kananaskis Country, in the area of the Lower Kananaskis Lake, about 90 km from home. I was accompanied by my friend and fellow photographer, Bob Bear. Today’s pictures come from two locations, the first along Highway 40 near King Creek and the second on the…