Category: National Park

17 Favourite New Wildlife Photos from 2017

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We had several wildlife highlights during 2017. Many were close to home, including the opening shot of coyote with a black-tailed prairie dog in Grasslands National Park. Farther afield, a definite highlight was travelling to Mexico to see the phenomenal Monarch butterfly migration. It truly is a spectacular place and surprisingly easy and economical to visit. In case you’re interested in seeing this awesome natural… Read more17 Favourite New Wildlife Photos from 2017

Sleeping with Rhinos

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Rhino, Marakele National Park, South Africa

  The two-ton monster stares at us through the front door of our tiny tent, its long, curved horn pointing like a dagger. If that’s not enough to stir us from slumber, four of its buddies have us surrounded. Without warning a scuffle breaks out between two of them, with plenty of snorting and foot stomping sending bits of dirt and gravel flying against our… Read moreSleeping with Rhinos

New Saskatchewan Fall Colours for 2017

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Duck Mountain Provincial Park

Each year, the colours of fall are different, which is why they are such a compelling subject for photography. Here is a sample of some new images we got this year close to home in Saskatchewan. So much depends on being in the right place at the right time. A highlight this year was being in the Duck Mountain Highlands just as the colours were… Read moreNew Saskatchewan Fall Colours for 2017

Highlights of the Icefields Parkway

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Athabasca Falls

The Icefields Parkway is one of the world’s most spectacular driving tours. Towering snow-capped peaks, magnificent river valleys, picture-perfect waterfalls galore, wandering wildlife, and walls of ice dripping from the largest glaciers in the Rockies can all be seen without leaving your vehicle. Of course, you’ll want to get out of your vehicle – a lot. There’s viewpoints and walking trails all along, from short… Read moreHighlights of the Icefields Parkway

Awe and Wonder of Yoho National Park

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Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, British Columbia.

We have updated this post with new information and photos which you can find here: The Best of Yoho National Park. The name says it all – Yoho is a Cree word expressing awe and wonder. While that describes many places in the Rocky Mountains, things here seem cranked up another notch, with numerous towering peaks, raging rivers and waterfalls galore, and postcard views at… Read moreAwe and Wonder of Yoho National Park

Snake Orgy at Fort Livingstone

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  It’s almost time for one of Saskatchewan’s most unusual wildlife spectacles. As fascinating as Fort Livingstone’s annual snake orgy may be, the story behind it is just as interesting. In 1874, the North West Mounted Police made their historic March West, and established the first Mountie headquarters at Fort Livingstone on the banks of the Swan River in what is now eastern Saskatchewan. This… Read moreSnake Orgy at Fort Livingstone