It’s cold. It’s snowing. Everything is covered in frost. Days are short. What could be a better time to get outside for some photography? Winter gives us some great photo opportunities we don’t find at other times of the year. It’s all about the light While winter days are short, the light tends to be […]
Each December, we usually do a posting on our favourite new landscapes of the year. But this year was a year like no other, with the pandemic setting the agenda as to where and when we could go. Since we spent a lot of time close to home, we decided that this year we’ll concentrate […]
Fall colour season is here. So we thought that it is time for an update on a posting we did a couple of years ago on the best places in Saskatchewan to find fall colours. We have everything from the mixed woods forests of the north, to aspen parkland, river valleys, and prairie coulees. Conditions […]
Waterton is a great place to hike, with some 200 km of trails covering everything from challenging backcountry treks to more leisurely day trips. If you haven’t been to this park in southwestern Alberta in a while, expect a few changes. The massive Kenow Fire in 2017 swept through over one-third of the park, damaging […]
We’re walking in pitch-black dark at 11:00 at night, following the hiking trail to Blakiston Falls in Waterton Lakes National Park. Leading us is Keith Robinson, owner and guide of Dark Sky Guides, who wants to take us as far away from any light pollution as possible. The excursion started when Keith picked us up […]
Waterton Lakes National Park is unique in so many ways. Tucked into the southwest corner of Alberta, the most obvious part of the landscape is the abrupt change from the Great Plains to mountains. Unlike farther north, no foothills provide a gradual transition. One minute you’re travelling across open prairie, then suddenly you’re surrounded by […]