McDougall Memorial United Church
The long road south
The arrival of fall
Bunchberry Meadows, Nature Conservancy
Bunchberry Meadows, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Across the river
Our beautiful foothills on an overcast day
The long hike down the mountain
Looking towards top of Plateau Mountain
Periglacial feature, Plateau Mountain
Glorious colours of fall
Autumn colours at the stormwater pond
The beauty of Kananaskis along Highway 40
Distant haze
When sane people do crazy things
A vanishing world
Almost above the clouds
It's beginning to look a lot like winter
Distant Larch trees in their fall colour
An old barn with character
Peninsular area, Lower Kananaskis Lake
When winter comes to the mountains
Fall colours at Silver Springs Botanical Gardens
Peninsular area, Lower Kananaskis Lake
Bark colour after the rain
When fall colours are just a memory
Sometimes it's wildlife, sometimes it's .... cows
A patterned sky
A day of swans and ducks and geese
Gap Lake
The beauty of fall
Elbow Falls, Kananaskis
02 Hidden in the clouds
01 The glory of fall
Silos/grain terminal and old elevator, Herronton
An old favourite
A colourful walk through the woods
When storms blow in
Under a stormy sky
Simplicity
Two winters ago
Magic hour
Freedom
Running free
Reflecting the sun at 'golden hour'
Sharples grain elevator
Oak leaf and insect gall
One spectacular fall day
Before the snow came
And here comes the snow
Old barn at the Ellis Bird Farm
A few craggy peaks
Just like winter
A favourite mountain slope
Grain storage in Heronton
Plateau Mountain, Kananaskis
Following the fenceline
Before winter officially arrives
One of my favourite barns
A lone Larch in fall colour
Can you see what I see?
Jagged little peaks
Before the snow
Peninsular, Lower Kananaskis Lake
One of my favourite meadows
Mt. Buller, Buller Pond, Kananaskis
A view from Mt. Shark
Above the tree line
Mt Lorette Ponds, Kananaskis
Mossleigh grain elevators
Fading into the distance
Storm clouds over Canola
Gottlob Schmidt's Antelope Hill Ranch
Antelope Hill Provincial Park
Weathered and patched
01 Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
Yellow and blue
Beautiful old house in the hills
Landscape colours
Layers of colour
The Grad Barn 2016
The difference the sun makes
Prince of Wales hotel, Waterton
Challenges of a photographer
Wildflowers galore at the Bison Paddock
Waterton Lakes National Park
Layers
Love those Canola fields
Lighting up the storm clouds
This old house
Escape of the Black-crowned Night Heron
Ram's Horn Snail shell
And then there were only THREE!
Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
One of my favourite views
Hike on Erik Butters' beautiful land
Meadow Creek area, Benchlands
Along a country back road
Entrance to the Ellis Bird Farm
The old barn at the Ellis Bird Farm
McDougall Memorial United Church
Dandelions - of course : )
Still standing
An old barn in winter
Charcoal effect
Roof shingles galore
A day in the mountains
Clouds, reflected
The Heritage tree at Carburn Park
Another view at William J Bagnall Wildlife Park
A white barn from yesterday
William J. Bagnall Wilderness Park
Into the sun at Frank Lake
Wooden bridge at Weaselhead
A touch of Fireweed
Soothing simplicity
Looking across Frank Lake
Ice patterns
A life left behind
Rolling hills and distant peaks
A sky filled with clouds
One of my favourite barns
Mountain view on an owl-less day
Farmyard scene on the prairie
The Famous Five from a distance
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Lower Kananaskis Lake at Peninsular
This photo was taken the day before yesterday, on 10 September 2016. This was the second day in a row that I did a long drive that I had never done myself, and had longed for years to be brave enough to do. On the Friday, I drove way down south as far as the Coaldale Bird of Prey Centre (drove 496 km that day). Then, on the Saturday, my daughter came with me to Kananaskis and I drove the HIghway 40 loop, going south via Turner Valley and then coming home via 1X and Highway 1A. I had been to Coaldale maybe five times before with various friends, and I had been to Kananaskis quite a few times over the years with various friends. What a way to introduce a new car to life with Anne Elliott, lol! By the end of yesterday, it was so dirty from all the dust gathered, especially along the rough, gravel Spray Lakes/Smith-Dorrien trail (only drove part way along this mountainous road).. Also covered in splattered insects which were unlucky enough to fly into my car.
If I had been able to do these drives a bit earlier in the summer, I would have done so and not on consecutive days. However, I would never have taken my 17-year-old car, for a start. Then, when I checked the Bird of Prey Centre's website the other day, I discovered that Saturday was the last day it would be open before closing till next May. As far as the Kananaskis trip was concerned, there has already been snow in some areas of the mountains, and I definitely did not want to risk doing my very first drive there in snow. So, two wonderful days, for which I am truly thankful!
About three weeks ago, I went with friend, Pam, for a long day out in Kananaskis (the mountain area of the Rocky Mountains that is closest to Calgary). What a great day we had, seeing so many different things in such beautiful scenery. The trip with my daughter followed a good part of the trip I was on with Pam, which was great.
Our first stop was at Highwood House, a very convenient place to stop for things like coffee, washrooms, gas station. All the Hummingbird feeders have been taken down now that the Hummingbirds have left.
From there, we drove north to Rock Glacier to see the little Pikas (also called Rock Rabbits). I'm pretty sure we saw just two individuals and managed to get some rather distant shots. As usual, they were darting all over the massive scree (talus?) slope, busily collecting plants to store and dry in their "caves", ready for the winter months. There was very light rain while we were there, but that cleared up for the rest of our journey.
A couple of short YouTube videos in case anyone wants to hear and see these absolutely cute creatures:
youtu.be/US_Hy_eGPtg
youtu.be/OQ2IgcjVIfc
Further along, we called in at Boulton Bridge, as I wanted to do a quick check to see if there were many mushrooms around. Recently, I had been there with friends, Dorothy and Stephen, and we found lots of interesting mushrooms to photograph. Saturday was very different and it was obvious that the peak of the season is already over.
Trying to find Buller Pond, where I had stopped with Pam the other week, we ended up at an area called Peninsular, part of Lower Kananaskis Lake, seen in this photo. I don't remember ever having been to this area before.
A short drive along the Spray Lakes/Smith-Dorrien trail, followed by continuing along Highway 40 past Barrier Lake, brought us to Highway 1. We crossed over and found 1X, which then took us to Highway 1A leading to Cochrane. From there on, I was on very familiar driving ground.
Many thanks, Rachel, for coming out with me. We had a great day in such magnificent scenery with enough wildlife to keep us happy (Pikas, Bighorn Sheep and a tiny Chipmunk who was munching on a bright red berry).
If I had been able to do these drives a bit earlier in the summer, I would have done so and not on consecutive days. However, I would never have taken my 17-year-old car, for a start. Then, when I checked the Bird of Prey Centre's website the other day, I discovered that Saturday was the last day it would be open before closing till next May. As far as the Kananaskis trip was concerned, there has already been snow in some areas of the mountains, and I definitely did not want to risk doing my very first drive there in snow. So, two wonderful days, for which I am truly thankful!
About three weeks ago, I went with friend, Pam, for a long day out in Kananaskis (the mountain area of the Rocky Mountains that is closest to Calgary). What a great day we had, seeing so many different things in such beautiful scenery. The trip with my daughter followed a good part of the trip I was on with Pam, which was great.
Our first stop was at Highwood House, a very convenient place to stop for things like coffee, washrooms, gas station. All the Hummingbird feeders have been taken down now that the Hummingbirds have left.
From there, we drove north to Rock Glacier to see the little Pikas (also called Rock Rabbits). I'm pretty sure we saw just two individuals and managed to get some rather distant shots. As usual, they were darting all over the massive scree (talus?) slope, busily collecting plants to store and dry in their "caves", ready for the winter months. There was very light rain while we were there, but that cleared up for the rest of our journey.
A couple of short YouTube videos in case anyone wants to hear and see these absolutely cute creatures:
youtu.be/US_Hy_eGPtg
youtu.be/OQ2IgcjVIfc
Further along, we called in at Boulton Bridge, as I wanted to do a quick check to see if there were many mushrooms around. Recently, I had been there with friends, Dorothy and Stephen, and we found lots of interesting mushrooms to photograph. Saturday was very different and it was obvious that the peak of the season is already over.
Trying to find Buller Pond, where I had stopped with Pam the other week, we ended up at an area called Peninsular, part of Lower Kananaskis Lake, seen in this photo. I don't remember ever having been to this area before.
A short drive along the Spray Lakes/Smith-Dorrien trail, followed by continuing along Highway 40 past Barrier Lake, brought us to Highway 1. We crossed over and found 1X, which then took us to Highway 1A leading to Cochrane. From there on, I was on very familiar driving ground.
Many thanks, Rachel, for coming out with me. We had a great day in such magnificent scenery with enough wildlife to keep us happy (Pikas, Bighorn Sheep and a tiny Chipmunk who was munching on a bright red berry).
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