The greatest things about photography and driving adventures are the same. The unexpected around the corner. Or in this case alongside the road. Just west of South Hazelton on an otherwise nondescript stretch of the Trans Canada highway this suddenly appeared in the corner of my eye. One u-turn later and the unexpected became a …
Summary – Time of Departure: 0700hTime of Arrival: 1600h (+1)Distance: 681 km Another time zone under the belt. The drive from Jasper to Houston very quickly becomes a drive through rolling foothills, pasture land and farms but before that, it offers up two of the most spectacular views on the drive. Up first, just through …
Summary – Time of Departure: 0700hTime of Arrival: 1500hDistance: 608 km After spending a couple of days with the grandkids it was back to the road and a trip to four of my favourite places all within one day. Elk Island National Park, Jasper, Athabaska Falls and Pyramid Lake all must stop points for me …
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Summary – Time of Departure: 0700hTime of Arrival: 2030h (+1h)Distance: 1271 km The longest driving day of the trip but thanks to an excellent night of exhausted sleep a breeze compared to the day before. Even a rather grey day with a mirror like surface on Lake of the Woods can’t put off the positive feel …
Summary – Time of Departure: 0700hTime of Arrival: 1930h (+1h)Distance: 1169 km Some travel days are tough. Today was one of those days. The weather mostly good trending towards sunny. A stop in Lake Superior Provincial Park to visit the Old Woman on the Bay always one of my favourite places on this trip. The …
Summary:Time of Departure: 0710hTime of Arrival: 1810hDistance: 848 km The weather for the most part cooperative. A little damp, a little foggy and even a very brief appearance by the sun. A scheduled stop in Blind River for some images of the Mississagi River tumbling down the rocks and into Lake Huron on the north …
Another trip, another adventure soon to start so of course that means pictures. Lots and lots of pictures – so that also means this year a new camera and lens. Long lenses take a bit of getting used to what with their length, their weight, the fact you need to be absolutely still – it’s …
The ever present ice fishermen in these parts hand on until the bottom literally drops out on them. I’m always amazed by their dedication to the task at hand and the amount of risk they are willing to accept in pursuit of their endeavours. With this one I failed to “see” the real image until …
Snowshoeing is not new to me let’s call it reintroduced…. So striking out and up an even, a relatively small, mountain may not have been the best way to get back into things. But there I was early on a crisp Saturday morning in late February staring up the side of Mount Jo 877 meter …
Winter rolls on. A storm, the worst of the winter so far (according to the forecast), is set to roll through Eastern Ontario in the next 24 hours or so. The old saw, “Red in the morning, sailors take warning..”, despite the fact we’ll see no sailors in these parts for at least a couple …