I have mentioned my hometown of Canmore in many past blogs but I’ve done very few about the town itself. I’ve been enjoying the fall colours this year and have taken a few pictures which I’d like to share with you in this blog. I begin with a panoramic view, taken from a vantage point…
K-Country Autumn Day
Yesterday, I ventured to Kananaskis Country in search of some autumn colour to photograph. My first stop was the Highwood Pass, 100 km. from home. The Highwood Pass is known for being the highest point on any paved road in the province of Alberta at an elevation of 7,239 feet (2,206 metres). It’s also known as…
Vermilion Crossing and Vermilion Lakes
This is a post featuring two photo locales that share the same name but are not associated in any way. Vermilion Crossing is a location on the Kootenay River at a point where the river crosses Highway 93, in the Kootenay Valley of British Columbia. It is in the Kootenay National Park about 120 km (75 miles)…
Night Scenes
This evening I went out to do some astrophotography, a type of photography for recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky. I went to where I expected there would be very little if any light pollution, an area just east of Canmore, near Dead Man’s Flats. This is a locationI know well from previous visits,…
Wapta Falls
Wapta Falls is located near the west end gate of Yoho National Park in British Columbia, the largest waterfall on the Kicking Horse River. The name stems from a Nakoda Indian word meaning “river”. The waterfall is accessed relatively easily via a 30 minute hike from the trailhead near the Trans Canada Highway. Together with Stewart…