Today’s photo site was located in Kananaskis Country, a large valley south and east of Canmore. We traveled to an area where Evan Thomas Creek crosses Highway 40 to get some early morning pictures. Sunrise comes early at this time of year, about 5:30 am and it’s chilly at an altitude of 5250 ft (1600…
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…
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…
Hot Wonders of Yellowstone
The last day of photography on our voyage home was spent in Yellowstone National Park, focused in large part on its geothermal hot spots. The central area of the park is located in a volcanic caldera and is still thermally active. The manifestation of this activity is hot water and steam coming to the surface…