It got a little warmer yesterday, so I went out to take a few pictures. It is still very wintery here and the fresh snow is very beautiful. Hard to resist! I wanted to get some winter pictures of the Banff Springs Hotel, the castle in the mountains. I started at a lookout on the…
Category: Winter Scenes
Canmore Creek
Today I went for a short hike with friend and photo scout par excellence, Dave Foreman. We went to Quarry Lake on the south side of Canmore, then followed a trail that ultimately brought us back to Canmore Creek which drains down through the town and into the Bow River. The creek is still running,…
Winter in Canmore
We’re enjoying a beautiful February in Canmore. We’ve had lots of snow, replenished with a fresh coating earlier this week. It has been a bit on the cold side in the morning (lows of close to -30 deg C) but just beautiful later in the day. It certainly helps to have clear, sunny skies. Today,…
Back to Winter
The holiday is over and we’re back in Canmore. No more tropical weather but no more living out of a suitcase either! I’m actually glad to be experiencing some winter. The temperatures are pretty good and we’re getting some fresh snow from time to time. I managed to get some pictures right around our house,…
Lunar Eclipse
I had a late night yesterday, staying up to observe and photograph the lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth is between the sun and the moon, blocking sunlight from reaching and being reflected by the moon. Lunar eclipses occur fairly often, but this one was unique in that it was the first…