Friday, July 27, 2007

The Endless Beauty of the Canadian Rockies

One of my favorite hikes was the trail out to Consolation Lake. Mickey is standing just past the trailhead. Behind him is one of the many moraines that we passed or drove by on our travels through the Rockies. Everywhere you can see Mother Nature at work on a grand geological scale.

I tried my hand at black and white photography using Thomas's Kodak Z612. Results with no UV filter and lots of blue sky, blue water, and green forests were more dramatic in black and white than color, and I insert them from time to time for artistic interest.

Consolation Lake was tranquil, and the shots taken here were after some small parties of people had left. The water looked shallow enough to wade across, but I didn't bring my sandals and the lake bottom promised to be very cold and rocky!

The last day in the national parks, we drove out to see sunset on Lake Moraine. A delightfully friendly guy from Quebec shot off a series of photos of Mickey and me, "Fromage!"




Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Wildlife of Alberta viewed at Calgary Zoo

Prairie dogs, Bear No. 16/Skoki the Grizzly, Elk, Mountain Goat, Rocky Mountain Sheep, Buffalo, Owl - What a wonderful naturalistic display of Canadian wildlife! San Diego Zoo would benefit from implementing the concept of exhibiting animals from our rich and diverse region.













Sunday, July 22, 2007

Jasper National Park