Today’s post contains photos from three separate photographic outings over the weekend. My busy weekend actually began on Friday morning. Bob Bear and I traveled westward to Field B.C. where we hiked into an area off the Emerald Lake Road. This was a photo rich area where we photographed fallen trees at Pick-Up-Stix forest, rapids…
Author: shotsbyp
A Day in Provence
The first stop on our June cruise after departing Barcelona was Marseilles, in the south of France. After a night’s sleep on board we were eager to begin our first shore excursion. From the half dozen choices available, we had elected A Day in Provence, not so coincidentally the title of this post. As the…
Yamnuska
When you leave Calgary and drive to the mountains, you’ll probably see Mount Yamnuska. “Yamnuska” is the popular name for the mountain near the Bow River’s exit from the Rockies. It is also known as Mount Laurie, but that name is seldom used. This Stoney Indian word “Yamnuska” means ‘flat faced mountain’. It is this ‘flat face’…
The Vatican
One of the stops on our June cruise was Rome, which included a visit to the Vatican. The Vatican is a city-state, one of the world’s smallest countries. It is also known as the Holy See, the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome. The primacy of Rome makes its bishop the worldwide leader of the church,…
The Ink Pots
The destination for yesterday’s hike was the Ink Pots, six clear greenish pools filled with spring water that remains at a constant 1-degree Celsius year-round. Our journey began at the Moose Meadows parking lot from where we traveled about 6 kilometres through dense pine forest before we emerged into a picturesque, alpine meadow. There wasn’t much…