It’s so good to have friends who know the area one travels to! We were very lucky this time to have as guides Olaf and Kasia. They took us in, showed us around and shared with us a few of their favorite spots. Thank you, once again for your hospitality. It was so great to visit! I so hope they’ll visit us soon!!
Kasia
You cannot go to Vancouver and avoid the water. Living in land locked Alberta a visit to the ocean is always a treat. I can spend hours on a beach watching waves, birds and people. Add to this a bit of sunset colors and the whole outing is a success. One can always find something interesting to take a photo of, as well. Life is good! Here is a few images I took when we were exploring close to the ocean.
Kasia
I haven’t been to Stanley Park in Vancouver in ages, so we’ve decides to spend a lovely day taking trails and admiring wonderfully colorful forest. It’s a large park (over 400 hectares) and there is no way to see all of it during one day, but the hours we have been able to spend there were wonderful and allowed us to explore and discover some forest magic…
Kasia
I can’t believe it has been almost a year since we have enjoyed our last trip to Vancouver, BC. We have had only a few days to drive there, visit a bit and drive back, however, we have taken a ton of pictures along the way. The weather was, mostly, great, the views fantastic and the fall colors everywhere. I’ll start the series (there, truly are too many pictures to keep them in one post ;)) with a few shots from our drive to Vancouver. One has to travel through the Rockies to get there from Edmonton, so, it was not a great hardship, though it takes a full day of driving to get there. We did take a couple of stops on the way in places we have visited before as well as a couple of new ones. One likes to explore a bit, if there is time, after all ;D
Kasia
Over the years we have travelled a few times to Alberta badlands. It is always an interesting trip. The landscape is so different there, comparing to the standard prairies / Rockies and there is always an abundance of photographic subjects. From out-of-this-world rock formations to interesting flora, patterns on the ground, carved by water flowing down after the rains, people, animals… If you are lucky, the sky cooperates and the big fluffy clouds add to the overall beauty. This time, we have went to a tottaly new location. Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park is located less than 3 hours away from Edmonton, which is the closest place we have visited in search of badlands so far. There are no clear, built up trails theere, and you can only enter the park if the road is not wet, so you have to time your visit to dry time of the year. You have to travel to get there through several kilometers of unpaved country roads. First you encounter the view point on top of the deep drop, carved by Red DeerRiver. The road to get to the bottom is steep, and very slippery and dangarous when wet. We were lucky the park was opened, considering the amount of rain we have received recently, and down at the bottom, the ground was still wet and not completely safe for hiking. However, as usual, we made the best of the available conditions and spend a few hours exploring places that were accesable to us. We did a bit of exploring on the way and back home as well. I mean, how can you not when the weather is lovely and you have time… ;D But, enough talking, let me show you some of what we saw.. Enjoy!
Kasia
As I have mentioned in the last post, I have taken way too many pictures, during our last outing to the Rockies, to fit in only one post. Today’s post is all about the places we have stopped at during our short, one day visit in Jasper National Park. The weather was wonderful, despite the nasty freezing wind that was blowing at the beginning – the snow covered mountains, blue sky, sunshine – all this just asked for many pictures to be taken. It was also a challenge, to capture the views in an appealing way despite the harsh light. Well, you be the judge of how appealing the pictures are. For me, I am quite satisfied with just recording what I saw. After all, the views speak for themselves…
Kasia
