Our recent visit to Grouse Mountain in Vancouver included another interesting exhibition, “Birds in Motion”. A group called The Canadian Raptor Conservancy puts on daily demonstrations of birds of prey doing their thing, free flight. This group has a stable of raptors including hawks, falcons, bald eagles, golden eagles, owls and vultures. On the day…
Category: British Columbia
Lumberjack Show
We’ve recently returned from a brief west coast trip, visiting Vancouver and the Okanagan Valley. While in Vancouver we ventured up Grouse Mountain with Jon and Nadja for some scenic views of the city and a pleasant dinner at the Observatory Restaurant. We enjoyed a very entertaining afternoon, taking in a couple of interesting shows…
Renewal
Today’s posted photo was taken during my recent visit to Marble Canyon in Kootenay NP. As mentioned in the prior blog, this area was devastated by fire in 2003. The forest is renewing, albeit slowly. Fires are a natural process (although not always attributable to natural causes). It’s nature’s way of regenerating the forests and…
Marble Canyon
Today I made a morning trip to Marble Canyon, accompanied by friend and fellow photographer, Bob Bear. Marble Canyon is located in Kootenay National Park, just off Highway 93, a short distance south of the continental divide in British Columbia. It’s about a 45 minute trip from Canmore. The canyon is very narrow and deep,…
Vermilion River
I ventured out this morning to the Kootenay Valley with Howard Dingle, looking for some shots of the Vermilion River. Our location was near Vermilion Crossing in Kootenay National Park, a little over an hour’s drive from Canmore. After several cloudy days, we did get a clear view of the sky but the sunrise was…