Hoar Frost
Hoar frost is caused by the freezing of humid air, depositing ice crystals. The results are often beautiful!
Hoar frost is caused by the freezing of humid air, depositing ice crystals. The results are often beautiful!
The town of Cochrane sits in the beautiful Bow River Valley, between Calgary and Banff. Growing rapidly because of its proximity to Calgary, Cochrane still retains a small town vibe although it's now home to more than 20,000 people....
Gumbo was visiting Western Canada's oldest Natural History Museum, the quirky yet fascinating Banff Park Museum National Historic Site . Gumbo first visited this museum as a boy decades ago and it's one of the few things...
Being among the largest birds of the world, pelicans can grow to a weight of 5-8 kg and a wingspan of 3 meters. Some of them came to Alberta for nesting. According the records, the most northerly pelican colony in the world...
I managed to get a small meteor shot the night of August 12, supposedly the best night to look for them streaking across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower. This is my first attempt at this type of night photography so I was...
Farmers' markets in regions that have four seasons are, as you'd expect, different in character than those you find in tropical climates. Harvest is seasonal, so the best times to visit them is during the summer and...
One of the highlights of our recent trip to Jasper was a visit to Spirit Island. Just an hour’s drive from Jasper town, it is situated on Maligne Lake - the largest glacier fed lake in the Canadian Rockies. Boat tours are available...
Imagine sitting in your armchair with a virtual-reality helmet and a remote control and "visiting" the streets of your favorite city, an art gallery, the Grand Canyon, or...? There have long been travel documentaries and the like for armchair...
Anybody remember those baby Canadian Geese that we featured in May 26. 2015's Picture of the Day called, " The Resilience of Life ". If not, here they are: I have a follow-up to that photo I thought you might find...
For travelers like me who love mountains, the Canadian Rockies are about as good as it gets. One evening I was driving to Calgary from the Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta, along highway 22x, the beautiful Cowboy Trail. The Cowboy...
This post concludes our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary, a great car museum with the world's largest collection of gasoline pumps and car-related signs. We've previously looked at the museum in these posts: antique gasoline pumps...
Dr. Fumblefinger and I went on a lovely hike around Lake Minnewanka a few weeks ago and snapped a few pics along the way. This one is the lake with Mount Rundle in the background. Lake Minnewanka ("Water of the Spirits"...
Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues. We've previously looked at the museum's collection of antique gasoline pumps , vehicles from 1907 - 1917 and 1918 - 1928 . We continue with the last of the vehicles, my...
Here are some pictures I took during a recent visit to Dinosaur Provincial Park, which is located about a 3 hour drive east of Calgary, near the town of Brooks. Arriving at the park is like stepping into another world. It is said that the...
Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues. We've previously looked at this fine museum's collection of antique gasoline pumps and vehicles from 1907 - 1917 . Today our tour continues with my favorite cars and trucks from...