Santa Rita Mountains There are several reasons to visit Arizona during spring break. The primary reason is getting a break from the winter weather up here in BC. Arizona also has excellent opportunities for bird watching and botanizing. It has superb sky watching as well. Last March I joined two fellow naturalists and spent a week traveling around southeastern Arizona. …
Landscapes
Chiricahua NM – Arizona Skywatch #2
On these dark, wet, autumn days it’s worthwhile digging in the archives in search for some bluer skies for Skywatch Friday. These images were taken on the Echo Canyon/Heart of Rocks/Big Loop trail in Chiricahua National Monument last March during a spring break birding and botanizing trip to Arizona. The geology at Chiricahua is phenomenal and the weather in March …
Arizona Skywatch #1
Saguaro Cactus | Carnegiea gigantea Thought that this image of a saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) that I captured in Saguaro National Park would be suitable for Skywatch Friday. Enjoy!
Landscapes of Strathcona Park
Mt. George V from Ruth Masters Lake An image request from the Friends of Strathcona Park got me going through some of my archival images of multi-day hikes that my wife and I had done in the last couple of years and I thought that I’d share a few of the photographs of landscapes of Strathcona Park in this blog …
Strathcona Skywatch
Sky Scape 1 This series of images was taken last weekend at Paradise Meadows. While the weather was mostly gray there were a few brilliant moments when the sun broke through the clouds and there was a glimpse of blue. More photos below! Sky Scape 2 Sky Scape 3
Mt. Elma
Mt. Elma, Forbidden Plateau, Strathcona Provincial Park Not a pleasant day to be hiking in Forbidden Plateau, cold and wet for most of the day with a bit of a window in the weather around noon. On this gray day, the mood was quiet. The mist rolled down the slope of Mount Elma on the far side of the lake. …
Lake Beautiful
Lake Beautiful, Strathcona Provincial Park Located in Strathcona Provincial Park, Lake Beautiful is an aptly named hiking destination. It takes a bit of effort to get to the lake but it is well worth the long hike and on a hot day the swimming is fantastic. From the trail head at Paradise Meadows the total hiking distance is approximately 18km …
Beach Stone Abstracts
Had a bit of time out at Goose Spit in Comox, BC this morning and with a high tide there wasn’t much to photograph. My son was focused on picking up and throwing rocks and I thought to myself that maybe he had the right idea. We didn’t get too far on our walk but I was able to find …
Wetland Landscapes
Photography can be challenging at the best of times. Try throwing a 2 year old in a backpack into the mix. “Hold still – Daddy’s trying to take a photo!” You get the picture! Today we took an impromptu walk in Paradise Meadows in Strathcona Provincial Park with both kids in tow (almost 2 year old Alden and 3 month …