Part of the adventure of the Canadian Rockies is the unexpected. A benign hike to the Plain of the Six Glaciers Teahouse in Lake Louise quickly became a miserable slog as weather caught up with us at the Victoria Glacier viewpoint. Thankfully the teahouse was close and a couple of senchas and pastries soon put [...]
Just getting back from a chilly camping trip to Jasper National Park. We haven’t posted an abstract image in awhile and this scene in the Snaring area looked interesting … Chetamon Mountain reflected in a frozen pond.
Helen Lake – Banff National Park. This little slice of rocky mountain heaven is your reward for putting in about 1.5 to 2 hours effort – hiking 6k and gaining about 450m elevation. If you’ve still have some steam in your stride Cirque Peak is directly in front of you and 500m up! Definitely worth [...]
As much as we’d like everything to be grizzlies, glaciers and mountain goats sometimes you have to make due with what you have on hand to release the creative vision. In this case a vase of lilies, some fine art bamboo paper, and a little Lightroom digital fun. Although the image looks great in colour, [...]
A true icon of the Canadian Rockies. As much as we tried to capture the essence of this magnificent waterfall, Yoho National Park’s Takakkaw Falls is one of those you had to be there type of experiences as it is much more than just a visual treat. From the unseen Waputik Icefield/Daly Glacier melt water [...]
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate our 100th post than to offer up another picture from Jasper National Park. Here’s a quick one from this past weekend of Cam on the ridge line past the Whistlers summit marker. Awesome hike!
