A drive to Skagway – a busy day

It’s been quite a while since I posted. My regular readers may wonder why I didn’t post at all during my trip to Ontario. Well, Cathy got sick, then I got sick – we had to cancel all of our visits with friends. And on top of that, it...
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Exploring Drumheller’s Atlas Coal Mine, and a bad road choice

Continuing on our Drumheller-area wander, our next stop after the East Coulee Hoodoo Park was the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site. Although I’d been to Drumheller a few times, this was my first time going down the Red River Valley, and I was thoroughly enjoying it. This would...
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Flying from Whitehorse sunshine to a Calgary blizzard

I’m currently in Calgary, on Day 5 of a 14-day series of family visits in Alberta and Ontario. It was gorgeous when I left Whitehorse, but a wild blizzard hit the next morning in Calgary. At 4:45 Sunday evening, we were about ready to board one of Air North’s...
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Fall colours, cemeteries, and the aurora borealis

This is always a crazy-busy time of year for me. That’s partially because there are a few projects that need to be done before it gets cold, and partially because I get a bit manic trying to fit in all the fun stuff as well. I haven’t posted in...
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A 6-hour Aurora Borealis hunt on the Tagish Loop

I hadn’t been out on a good aurora shoot in a very long time, mostly due to camera issues. I didn’t go out at all last winter (!), and the results from a 6-hour shoot a couple of nights ago were so poor that I’ve now ordered what I...
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Photographing Fall colours and Dall sheep at Paddy Peak, BC

Yesterday wasn’t a great day weather-wise, but a photographer from Kelowna and I had a great day photography-wise in one of the most spectacular spots that you can reach on a day-trip from Whitehorse – Paddy Peak. When we headed south from Whitehorse, I wasn’t certain that we’d be...
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A Fall colours evening on Mount Mac at Whitehorse

The weather hasn’t been great lately, but despite the clouds, the Fall colours are getting really pretty around Whitehorse. When my friend Karla asked if I wanted to go out shooting after she got off work on Wednesday (September 6), I was in. I suggested that we take the...
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Hiking the Old Alaska Highway Trail

This is a section of the original 1942 road that ran along the top of the cliffs along Muncho Lake. The road/trail can be seen angling up the far slope in the next photo. The hiking guide rates it as Easy, and says that the 4-km return hike should...
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More exploring at Muncho Lake Provincial Park, BC

In the last 2 posts, I’ve covered the 7 canyons that I hiked during my 5 days at Muncho Lake Provincial Park in late August. But the dogs and I did a lot more – here’s a look at a couple of hiking trails, campgrounds, airplanes, storms, and more....
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