Category: Manitoba

Road Trip Through Manitoba’s Waterfall Alley

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Pisew Falls

Massive walls of water thunder over a fault line. Cataracts and rapids twist through a narrow canyon. Most intriguing of all, a rapid-filled spring seems to gush mysteriously from a solid rock wall. The best part is that all of these spectacular natural features are easily accessible along a paved highway following the Grass River in northwestern Manitoba.   The river became famous during the… Read moreRoad Trip Through Manitoba’s Waterfall Alley

Bison in the mist – Riding Mountain

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bison

As all photographers know, things don’t always go according to plan, but sometimes the unexpected can turn out to be just as good or better than what you had in mind. As we mentioned in the previous posting, Riding Mountain National Park is a fantastic place for wildlife, with bison (or buffalo) being the easiest to photograph. Our most recent visit was in August, so… Read moreBison in the mist – Riding Mountain

Riding Mountain – North America’s Surprising Centre

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Sunset Lake Audy

What we like best about Canada’s Riding Mountain National Park is the remarkable range of possibilities for photography. Its setting in western Manitoba puts the park near the centre of the North American continent, so the landscape and vegetation combine influences from every direction. Aspen parkland dotted with wetlands mixes with boreal forest and lakelands more common to the north. Lush stands of hardwood forest… Read moreRiding Mountain – North America’s Surprising Centre