Category: Photography
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See Ya! We are going up the mountain
Though I just heard a Canadian calling it ‘Going up the hill’. Yesterday we went into the hills to surf in the river. Mountain Surfers here: Hope that plays. It is pretty cool. The other half of the family arrived yesterday and later this morning we are going up the mountains. But it is still…
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Take your Water to the Water
This morning I am a little late posting because we went up to the Kananaskis River to surf early this morning. Yes. You read that right. They surf here. There are days when the dam up river releases water, the times are released on the dam site and the locals have made their own little…
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Things things words
As I broaden my horizons walking and mapping further and further out from the house I follow the Bow river – it feels like the artery of Canmore. The walking tracks are still icy in patches but well maintained. It was in the fifties through the seventies that the thirty miles of walking and bicycle…
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Surrounded
The mountains stand like sentinels. We are surrounded on all sides. Brooding recalcitrant structures with stone towers for guards. Looking down on this little town. Blocking the way out. As a child of the sea and the plains it is hard not to feel surrounded. Captured by these vast behemoths. When I first went to…
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Frozen Lakes and Working Dogs
Travel is fleeting. Here and gone again in a minute. I think that is why we take lots of photos when we travel. I flew into Calgary, Canada on Thursday and was lucky enough to spend a couple of nights there. It is cold and snowy but I have all the clothes for this kind…
The Kitchen's Garden 