I recently submitted some photos to a hiking forum that I frequent where the various submissions were voted on for the annual calendar. I was pleased that one of my Michele Lakes shots was chosen for November 2009.
My user name on that site is 'Sodbuster' and its a great site for hiking info & inspiration plus some of the other members are great photographers who don't mind sharing some tips now and then.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Calendar Worthy
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Highwood Pass - Larch
Highwood Pass ramblings… Sunday Oct 5, 2008. +-10 km, +-750m elevation.
My annual trip to the mountains when the Larch are in fall color mode. A touch late this year but still worth the trip even with the snow showers and low ceiling.
A shot back from just west of Longview. Love that view, the yellow this time courtesy the Aspens.
Flatlands
Sept 24-30, 2008 I took a road trip thru part of southern Alberta and into Saskatchewan visiting Cypress Hills, Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan Landing, the longest pedestrian bridge in Canada (it’s in Outlook SK), Regina to visit Glen and Tim, Unity to visit Hank and family (and do an overnighter canoe trip on the North Saskatchewan), the dunes of the Great Sand Hills, and the Badlands of Dinosaur PP in AB. 3061 km of mostly back roads… some say I’m crazy but it was a great break and I saw many cool things. I’ll get some more pictures up in a while, right now its round two of my CLD (Certified Landscape Designer) portfolio and the ‘fall push’. 
I took this shot on my way home at Hwy 23 & 24 east of High River. I missed seeing the mountains on the western skyline.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Gone 'Scap'n
Sliding into fall so I decided to set aside the hiking stuff for a couple weeks and finish a neglected section along the side of my house. When we first moved in it was garden, then over the years it has mostly been weeds & or storage and staging areas for materials while other parts of the garden were developed. I built the canoe shed in 2002 out of scrap material.
Oh, the garden isn't done yet and neither is this section. Have to finish the hammock arbour maybe in the winter and plant in the spring... but there must always be loose ends!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Owen Creek Gorge
The Owen Creek drainage eventually funnels into these deeply carved limestone channels.
Ending this trip with yet another hilite photo spot.
Owen Creek Drainage
A bright sunny day for playing in the creek bed. 
Lots of downed trees and tricky spots to navigate.
Good-bye to Michele Lakes
Self portrait.
Onwards and upwards, one more pass before re-entering Banff National Park and the Owen Creek drainage.
Michele Lakes
Camping above timberline with scenery like this... doesn't get any better.
Pass 2590m to 'Point' overlook
A steady grind / easy scramble to a high point above Michele Lakes. Awsome awsome views at every turn with Michele Lakes as the focal but distant mountains and icefields too.
Waterfalls Creek to pass 2590m
Climbing but ever changing views make it worthwhile and actually hardly noticeable until we looked back down where we started from.
Pinto Lake - Waterfall Valley
A day of ups and downs route finding our way over some very lightly used high country. 
A sidetrip to the head of Waterfall valley. One of several falls feeding the creek.
Cardiac shot of Forget-me-nots & one of the waterfalls.
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