Category: Photography
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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…
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It rained most of the night at Refuge Cove but by morning only the odd shower still lingered. While a bit damp, it did make…
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Day 5 started with rain. While refuelling the boat I regretted that we hadn’t done this the afternoon before when it wasn’t raining. Soon we…
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In late May we drove out to Nanaimo, BC to start a 2-week sailing trip. At 4 pm the evening before our charter started, we…
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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…
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Our return from the desert this spring took us to the Napa Valley then north along the Oregon Coast and into BC. To do the…
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During winter in the desert, talk often turns to the chance of rain in the forecast. Will it cause flash flooding? Will it be enough…
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Yosemite. The name is magical. The scenery is amazing. An area perhaps most made famous by photographer Ansel Adams, it is place to which landscape…
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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…
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Hero. Scoundrel. Rancher. Miner. Entrepreneur. Homesteader. Engineer. Convicted Murderer. Felon. Hard working. Inventive. Do-it-yourselfer. Father. Husband. Wheeler Dealer. Perhaps all of these terms could be…
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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…
Wind At Your Back 