Grasslands National Park is located in southwest Saskatchewan, just north of the Montana border. I ventured there last week, accompanied by friend and photographer, Bob Bear. It’s a 7-hour drive from Canmore, so we spent a couple of days there, blessed by magnificent autumn weather. The nearest community is Val Marie, SK, a village of 140…
Category: Prairie
It’s Summer!
Officially. I celebrated the longest day of the year by rising early and going out for a morning of photography. I was accompanied by Bob Bear and our destination for today was Glenbow Provincial Park, near Cochrane, AB. The park is east of the mountains and can best be described as prairie grasslands. It has…
Foothills Scenes
I took the leisurely route home from Calgary a few days ago, along Highway 1A through Cochrane and on to Canmore. Most of the route is through the foothills of the Rockies and offers some very good photographic opportunities. I managed to get some good pictures including the three I have included today. I begin with…
The Cowboy Trail
Earlier this week I left on a road trip. My ultimate destination was Waterton Lakes National Park, situated in southern Alberta, on the international border. This park is adjacent to Glacier National Park in northern Montana and together they are referred to as the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Since this was a photographic road trip,…