Category: Alberta

  • Once again it seems I am sharing a trip long after it occurred. Between taking photos, processing them, and life in general, blogging often seems…

  • When forest fires in BC closed The Rockwall Trail, our 5-day backpacking trip for August had to undergo a last minute change in location.  Fortunately,…

  • Over this past summer I managed to get up to Jasper National Park in Alberta several times. The first time was in early June, a…

  • Several weeks ago I joined 9 friends for our annual backpacking trip.  This year’s excursion was a 5-day hike on the Tonquin Valley Trail in…

  • The sun was just coming up as we arrived at the Maligne Lake boat launch.  The air may have been cool, just a few degrees above…

  • Last August, a group of us attempted a 4-day backpacking trip on the Skyline Trail ( previous post ) in Jasper National Park.  Between huge blisters…

  • Earlier this spring I took part in a weekend photo workshop in Drumheller, Alberta.  The workshop was put on by Darlene Hildebrandt ( digitalphotomentor.com ), an…

  • A number of friends have finally shamed me enough to get off my but and update my blog/website. It’s not that I haven’t been doing…

  • Sometime back in early May, a friend posted an article on Facebook which listed the “Top 25 Campsites in Canada”.  One of the campgrounds listed was…