When I was in my first job after leaving school – I left at 16 – I coupled working all day with studying at night on what in those days was called a …
A Photographic Catch-Up
A beautiful set of travel photos from Michaela and Phil of the Hungry Travellers. Please click the link above to see more of their fantastic pictures and to browse their blog.
It’s almost October …
… but they’re still lovely.
… in Waterton Lakes National Park …
… through sunny trees …
… and comfortably warm temperatures …
… was a marvellous autumnal experience but we did have watch for bears!
Happy Sunday.
A picture of Lower Waterton Lake at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta.
Happy Saturday.
I went in search of autumnal yellow flowers and here’s what I found.
There were more than I expected – a very bright and cheery find.
Happy Friday.
The area encompassed by Waterton National Park not only contains part of the Rocky Mountains but also some prairie grasslands.
One of the interesting things about this meeting point is that there are no foothills. The mountains end abruptly and for the most part, the prairie grasslands start.
In some areas the mountains end and some forest land starts, but there still aren’t any foothills.
In the picture above you can see both prairie grasslands and forest.
The amazing topographical diversity is yet another reason to visit this park.
Happy Thursday.
On the other side of ‘Het Vlonderpad’ waits ‘Het Tongerense Bos (Wood; Forest)’; part of Landgoed (Estate) Tongeren. The estate is open for public …
Epe | May | 2025
Beautiful pictures from Harrie at Harrie Nijland 2. Please click the link above to visit his site.
One of the wonderful things about visiting a Rocky Mountain National Park is that you get to see the most crystal clear waters.
We were captivated by the stunningly clean water of Cameron Lake, one the many mountain lakes in Waterton National Park.
It’s a magnificently beautiful lake and on the day we visited, we had blue skies and warm but not hot temperatures.
We hiked a short (3 km/1.9 mi) section of the lake and were surprised to learn that three borders converge at the lake’s southern end: Alberta’s, British Columbia’s and Montana’s.
The chances of seeing a grizzly are fairly high in this area and precautions must always be taken when hiking here; we were keen to stay out of their way!
We were in complete awe of the beauty surrounding us and enjoyed every second we were there.
Waterton National Park is in the southwest corner of Alberta between the Rocky Mountains and the prairies. Named after conservationist Charles Waterton, it borders Glacier National Park in the United States and is part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Often overshadowed by its more famous sibling parks Banff and Jasper, it contains 505 square kilometres (195 sq. miles) of wilderness and mountains with stunning scenery and fantastic hiking trails among its many mountain lakes.
The lakes frequently display the intense blue, green or greenish-blue colours of glacial run-off that is often found in the Rocky Mountains.
We had beautiful weather for our first day of hikes and although it was quite windy at times we didn’t mind.
Nevertheless we’re not used to hiking at 1800 metres (6000 ft) or pushing in windy conditions and by mid-afternoon we were ready to return to our hotel to recuperate before dinner!
Happy Tuesday.
The previous post showed the smoke from the Bear Gulch fire being blown into the Hurricane Ridge area of the Olympic National Park where we were …
Atmospheric Effects
Beautiful photos from Allan at Allan J Jones Photo Blog. Please click the link above to see more of Allan’s gorgeous photography.
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