Final Foto Frenzy On August 13, Bob Bear and I wrapped up our series of visits to the Ice Field Parkway and our final day of photographing its striking scenery. Today, I’ll share some of my favourites for that day, all captured in Jasper National Park, the last and northern-most segment of our travels. Most…
Frank Lake
Productive Wetland Important to Hundreds of Bird Species Frank Lake is a restored wetland located 6 km east of High River, Alberta, 50 km south of Calgary. The lake is controlled by Ducks Unlimited Canada for wildlife management purposes, and is an Important Bird Area and Key Biodiversity Area. I recently made two visits, accompanied…
Kananaskis
A view of The Wedge from across The Wedge Pond.
Verdant Vermilion (Lakes)
Summer Hues My celebration of Canada Day included a morning visit to the nearby Vermilion Lakes. This is one of my favourite photography sites that I visit regularly, winter, spring/summer and autumn. Today’s pictures are definitely summer scenes, as evidenced by the abundance of the colour green. I begin with this early morning view across…
Ice Field Parkway II
Water, water everywhere… Today’s post is the second of a series on our photographic journey along the Ice Field Parkway to Jasper. I expect there will be 1-2 more such trips to complete the collection. Those trips may be later in the summer or even early autumn. We are now in the tourist season and…