Category Archives: Hiking

Tonquin Valley Hike

Posted on September 3, 2017 by

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 Jasper National Park.  The trail is about 43 km long which we broke into 4 … Continue reading →

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Maligne Lake 2016

Posted on October 5, 2016 by

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 freezing, but our spirits were high as the lake was like glass.  As we unloaded … Continue reading →

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Skyline Trail – 2nd Half

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

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 on my feet and snow when we woke up on the 3rd morning we had … Continue reading →

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Desert Waterfalls

Posted on February 8, 2016 by

Being a prairie boy from Alberta, I really didn’t associate waterfalls with deserts until we started spending winters in Southern California. Certainly deserts are very arid places.  But I have come to appreciate how much alive deserts really are.  Desert … Continue reading →

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A Frosty JT Morning

Posted on January 12, 2016 by

4 am.  Saturday morning. Is that my alarm already?  I crawled out of bed and quietly got ready to leave.  Out the door at 4:30. Part of the fun of photography is leaping out of bed in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Two Different Hikes

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

Over the past month I have been on two hikes in two very different yet similar environments.  Similar in that they are both desert-type environments but different in many ways.  One is on the edge of a city, the other … Continue reading →

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Joshua Tree NP Camping Trip

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

In mid-November I decided that an overnight camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park was in order.  It would give me a chance to do a sunset shoot, get a good night’s sleep, and be up early for a sunrise … Continue reading →

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Zion

Posted on December 20, 2015 by

In early November, I joined a group of fellow photographers from the camera club to which I belong for a 5-day outing to Zion National Park in Utah.  While I had heard a bit about Zion and had seen photos … Continue reading →

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Summertime …

Posted on December 6, 2015 by

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 anything worth writing about, rather it’s that I’ve been busy doing those things and just … Continue reading →

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Point Campground – Kananaskis Country

Posted on June 28, 2015 by

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 Berg Lake which I wrote about last summer.  It truly is spectacular. Another one was … Continue reading →

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