A couple of pictures of the RCAF / ARC Snowbirds doing their stuff over Yellowknife (July 13, 2024). Photos taken from the roof of my house. Click on the picture of see an enlarged version.
Instagram post of a plastic model and a watercolour painting of a Snowbird airplane. (Actually ‘Liked” by Snowbird#6 pilot).
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We picked up my passport and truck (1991 Toyota Landcruiser FJ80) in Edmonton, and headed south. November 23 – December 6th. Pictures taken with a Leica M240 with Leica -R 19mm lens, Nikon D700 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens. Photos processed in Lightroom. If you have any questions, or comments – drop me a message.
Bernadette – finishing off a pair of socks while i waited in line at Service Canada for 10 hours to pick up my new passport.
Short visit to the Landcaster Museum in Nanton, Alberta. Check out that ancient Avro CF-100 ‘Clunk’ jet, and the equally ancient Landcruiser !
We simply ‘passed through’ Montana. Road pictures only. Photo gallery below.
In Virgin Utah, we drove up Hurricane Mesa for un-impeded views of Zion National Park, and drove across the Mesa to the entrance to Zion National Park. Awe-inspiring views of the coloured sedimentary rocks. Photo gallery below.
At Logandale we entered the ‘Logandale Trails’ off-road area. Intended primarily for quads and side-by sides. The roads were no problem for our Landcruiser. Again, more red-coloured rocks, although tilted. To the east, on the horizon, perfectly horizontal layers of sedimentary rocks. We passed the parking lot full of campers and RV’s, and empty trailers for off-road vehicles and had the area to ourselves. We camped here for 2 nights, and had a little fun making shadows of ourselves with the truck headlights. Photo gallery below.
Valley of Fire is characterized by layers of bright red sandstone and grey limestone. The sandstone was deposited during the Jurassic period (201.3 million to 145 million years ago), by the wind after inland seas subsided and the land rose. Photographically the conditions were challenging – bright sun and no clouds, as such the photos appear over contrasty. we did an early morning walk – but got in trouble from the Park Ranger because we were walking on the road (not a vehicle to be seen for miles !). Yes, the rumour it true – I did knit myself a scarf !. Photo gallery below.
Casino signs are everywhere in downtown Los Vegas. E very casino seems to be in competition with the most eye catching signs. Through my lens, the “Better” casino signs are neon, or have 100’s of small bulbs. I wonder how often the bulbs have to be changed out ;>. If you have any questions or comments- drop me a line.
Selected images from a walk around the older (and much less popular) part of down town Los Vegas.
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Ask a photographer to pick their best images from a solo two week roadtrip in Alberta and BC. Humm. I took thousands of photos with my ancient Nikon D700 and Samsung cell phone. I was traveling in my ancient 1991 FJ80 Toyota Landcruiser. Fall colors were absolutely amazing – perfectly timed, and there was almost no one else on the road. I took the Forestry Trunk Road (Alberta #40 / #732) on and off from Hinton to Coleman. Details in previous posts.
My selection for best 12 photos.
October 5, 2023
This route followed Alberta highway 93 Castle Junction to Wasa Lake through Kootenay National Park. Unfortunately, this was the last day that the Trans Canada Highway was closed between Castle Junction and Lake Louise. As you can imagine – the road was stupidly busy !.
Whiteswan Provincial Park
A long and poorly marked forestry dirt road to Whiteswan Lake. Arrived late in the evening, needed flashlights to cook dinner and set up the tent. During the night, the elk were calling, and there was one splashing in the lake quite close to my campsite. The morning, calm and foggy. Pulled out the tripod for the first time in the trip, to photograph the foggy – almost mystic scene. Later, a person fishing in the lake surrounded by fog and a slowly rising sun.
October 4, 2023.
This post describes the Canmore + Alberta 742 + Alberta 40 loop. The route heads south on Alberta 742 from Canmore, passes Spray Lakes Reservoir, Spray Valley Provincial Park – Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and returns via Alberta 40.
