Tag: Canmore

• Going UP

  

  I am in Canmore, up from Calgary. In Alberta, Canada.  The drive up the mountain in the gathering dusk yesterday afternoon was beautiful.  We are far North and the nights are longer here I think. Today we are going to the ski resort that employs my son-  Sunshine Village. We are going up the mountain in…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 12, 2015

  Photography, Travel

  alberta, avalanche dogs, calgary, Canmore, travel

• The Hills are Alive

  I don’t think it is the mountains intention to make us feel small. The mountain just sits within his height and watches. I think it is us little humans who see our smallness … reflected in a mountains unrelenting gaze. A reminder for us. To nod our woolly heads and say thank you to the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  July 9, 2013

  Life, Photography, Travel

  alberta, black and white mountains, Canmore, mountains, travel

• Climbing Trees won’t save you from Black Bears

  Because Black Bears are excellent climbers. However it is always worth a crack Trev. If you see a grizzly throw yourself at his feet and assume a star shape so he can’t roll you over. How this is useful I am not entirely sure  but the little wildlife preparedness card  in our Motel room tells…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  July 8, 2013

  Life, Photography, Travel

  alberta, altitude sickness, bears, Canmore, elks, hang over, jaguar, rivers