We’re enjoying a beautiful Indian Summer. Alas, we are in autumn and each day brings us closer to winter. Winter begins early at our elevation in the mountains and normally we can expect permanent snow, beginning anytime after November 1. The greenskeepers need to get the course prepared for winter before it strikes, so yesterday marked…
Category: Autumn Colours
Autumn Afternoon in K-Country
Today’s weather was very compelling. The temperature reached 20 deg C (68 deg F) and the sky was mostly clear with some broken cloud. It was ideal weather for capturing the splendour of autumn in K-Country, just east of Canmore. After traveling east on the Trans Canada Highway, I turned south on Highway 40 into the…
Autumn Day in Canmore
I went for a walk yesterday, close to home in search of a bull elk. This is the best time of year to photograph them, during the annual rut (mating season). They are truly magnificent animals. Regrettably, I didn’t find any so I turned my attention to the scenic surroundings and took a few landscape…
Taylor Lake Hike
Yesterday, I participated in a hike with friends and fellow photographers, Julie and Stewart Hamilton, Bob Bear and Bev Wittmack. We played hooky from golf to ascend to Taylor Lake in search of the larch trees displaying their autumn colour. Taylor Lake is just east of Lake Louise and can be accessed from a trailhead…