This fall we decided to travel south to Arizona by car, for the first time in 5 years. We planned a 5-day trip to cover the ~2,900 km to our final destination in Scottsdale, AZ. We made 2-two night stops, the first at Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the second at St. George, Utah. I wrote…
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Chihuly in the Garden
Yesterday I accompanied Barry and Pat Stewart to the Members’ Preview of the upcoming Chiluly in the Garden exhibition at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden. The exhibition features the glass sculpture of artist Dale Chihuly, carefully integrated into the natural setting of the garden. Chihuly is credited with revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement and elevating the perception of…
The Hall of Flame Fire Museum
The Hall of Flame Fire Museum and the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes, located in Phoenix, Arizona, has almost an acre of fire history exhibits, with over 90 fully restored pieces of fire apparatus on display, dating from 1725 to 1969. Most of the exhibits are American, but there also pieces from England, France, Austria,…
Dogsledding
Yesterday was a fun day. I went dogsledding in the Spray Lakes Reservoir area south of Canmore. A new experience and one that I quite enjoyed. I went with three friends, Greg Bourque and Carla and Hans Helder. The day was about a new adventure but I did manage to sneak in a few photos…
Trip Favourite
The “Grand Photo Tour” was a great trip and it certainly produced some memorable images. In the course of our travels, Howie and I visited four U.S. National Parks, a National Monument and a Navajo Tribal Park, all in four days. I’ve shared a number of my photos from the trip in the last eight…