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Rebirth in the North

In the late spring of 2017 I headed north… destination Alaska. The reasons were many, complicated and personal. My 30-year marriage had dissolved a little more than a year earlier and then in March my father had passed away after a short but intense battle with cancer. I was feeling a little lost, beaten up and completely lacking in direction. The primary reason for going was to simply get away, alone, to reflect on life and where I was and hope that somewhere along the way some answers to the many questions I had would

Fall Colours & Atlantic Shores

Fall colours. Very Nice. Fall colours and the American Northeast. Special. Fall colours, the American Northeast and the Atlantic Coast. A match made in heaven. At least for photographers. Deciding on a fall trip consisted of two factors. One – needs to be reasonably close and short so I can slow down and “smell the roses’ as it were. Two – fall colours. Acadia National Park on the Maine coastline seemed the perfect fit. It was. As happens I was late leaving, the weather was poor so a combination of

Desert Heat – Joshua, Mojave & Death

It’s a dry heat. “It’s not the heat so much, it’s the humidity.” At 42 degrees Celsius those quaint little euphemisms we use as Canadians in the north count for nothing. At 42 degrees in the sun your brain begins to melt I’m pretty sure. My three desert stops on this spring’s trip brought home this simple fact – hot is hot. Joshua Tree, the Mojave and Death Valley were not all what I expected. Joshua Tree was, overrun by people. To be fair it was Easter weekend and Americans

Northern Edges – Day 1

Pictures of Migration

Truck Glamping…

“An Island”

River Ice

Migration

Fishing For Spring

Snowshoeing in the ADK

Celebrating Winter

Fire Before the Storm