Yesterday, I ventured to Kananaskis Country in search of some autumn colour to photograph. My first stop was the Highwood Pass, 100 km. from home. The Highwood Pass is known for being the highest point on any paved road in the province of Alberta at an elevation of 7,239 feet (2,206 metres). It’s also known as…
Vermilion Crossing and Vermilion Lakes
This is a post featuring two photo locales that share the same name but are not associated in any way. Vermilion Crossing is a location on the Kootenay River at a point where the river crosses Highway 93, in the Kootenay Valley of British Columbia. It is in the Kootenay National Park about 120 km (75 miles)…
Night Scenes
This evening I went out to do some astrophotography, a type of photography for recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky. I went to where I expected there would be very little if any light pollution, an area just east of Canmore, near Dead Man’s Flats. This is a locationI know well from previous visits,…
Wapta Falls
Wapta Falls is located near the west end gate of Yoho National Park in British Columbia, the largest waterfall on the Kicking Horse River. The name stems from a Nakoda Indian word meaning “river”. The waterfall is accessed relatively easily via a 30 minute hike from the trailhead near the Trans Canada Highway. Together with Stewart…
September Sunrise
It’s back! Snow on the mountaintops. After a few of days of rain and low cloud cover, the peaks reappeared coated with a light dusting of snow. The snow on the mountaintops disappears over the summer and its reappearance signals that autumn is not far behind. I was up in time to see the sunrise…