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Photos and notes from or about Canada. Particularly Western Canada. Mostly the Rockies – I do love me some Rocky Mountains.

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Name That Mountain: = Mt. Logan, Canada.

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Mount Logan, Canada.

Hey Folks,

Here’s another in the long line of ‘Name That Mountain’ posts. I’ll give you a hint; it’s huge. Really, really, really big. Bigger than Mt. Blackburn. Bigger than Mt Foraker. Bigger than Mt St. Elias. Quite a massif. The mountain is NOT in Wrangell – St. Elias National Park, but the photo was taken from inside Wrangell – St. Elias National Park.

I’ll be gone as of today (friday, the 18th), and will be back in October. I’ll post more about that trip later .. check back in a week or so for a scheduled post that’s a mustelid .. way cool.

After that, well, we’ll see what the next 2 weeks brings.

Cheers

Carl

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Posted in Aerial Photos, Alaska, Canada, Landscapes, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Yukon Territory | 8 Comments »

Sunset over Kennicott River.

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Sunset over Kennicott River, Wrangell - St. Elias, winter, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

A sunset over the Kennicott River. This photo was taken probably  less than 100 yards from the shaq. The day had been cloudy and not too promising, and as I was returning from a ski down the river, the clouds started to break up. So I motored on home, grabbed my camera and headed back over to this spot for the photo. this is right at the edge of the boreal forest and open riverbed, making a nice blend for the view. The mountains to the south are the eastern end of the Chugach Mountains. Winter is simply another world in the park – way too cool.

Cheers

Carl

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Whitetail buck, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Whitetail buck, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

hey Folks,

Here’s one of my favorite images – a whitetail buck photo from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Tennessee. Cades Cove in November/December is one of my FAVORITE places, and I’ll miss not being there this year, the 3rd year in a row that I’ve not been there. When I was in Atlanta, in years gone by, I’d look forward every year to heading up to the Cove to photograph the whitetail deer rut. The bucks are in their prime this time of year, and truly a glorious creature. One of the treats of returning each year was to run into the same bucks, year after year, it’s akin to running into old friends. This buck is one of the larger bucks, with a great wide 8 point rack, easily identified by his tiny little brow tines, the shorter ones directly above his ears. He was ever such a placid animal, though he did get a little feisty when other bucks came into his domain. (more…)

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Wild MuskOx photo, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska.

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Wild MuskOx, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

Here’s another Musk Ox photo, from the Canning River, Section 1002 area of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. This trip was the first time I’ve seen MuskOx, and it was great to get some images. They’re almost a prehistoric looking creature, very cool, and reasonably calm, if approached carefully. We took over an hour just slowly getting closer and closer – but photos were few and far between, as they tended to stay in the willows and thicker brush, making decent photos hard to come by. Patience was rewarded, and I got this and a few other images that I liked.

Muskox photos.

Cheers

Carl

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Coastal Plain, ANWR, Alaska.

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Cotton Grass, Arctic Coastal Plain, ANWR, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

Another image of cotton grass in bloom on the arctic coastal plain, ANWR, Alaska. This is right by the shores of the Beaufort Sea. I’d been hoping to renew my memerbship in the Polar Bear Club, by swimming in the arctic ocean, but a cold wind blowing off the sea ice was a little more than I was interested in dealing with. One of the people on the trip, Bob, did get himself wet, as you’ll see later.

Cheers

Carl

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Tongass National Forest, near Yakutat, Alaska.

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Tongass National Forest, near Yakutat, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

Here’s a nice view of a little stream and grassy field in the Tongass National Forest, outside of Yakutat. I was looking for a campsite, after returning to Yakutat from Icy Bay. This looked like a great area. I walked out, set up my tripod, a young grizzly popped up, and ran off. I tooka few photos of the scene, packed up my gear, and thought I’d try t find somewhere else to camp. I’d kinda had my fill of grizzly bears for a while.

Cheers

Carl

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Indian Paintbrush Photo, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Indian Paintbrush, wildflower in bloom, summertime, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Hey Folks,

Here’s a photo of an Indian Paintbrush, wildflower Castilleja miniata, from the Canadian Rockies, in Banff National Park. Banff National Park and the surrounding Greater Canadian Rockies ecosystem is a simply amazing place to photograph, with a myriad subjects to seek out and photograph. It has awesome mountain scenery, forests and montane ecosystems, sub-alpine and alpine regions, lakes and ponds, sloughs, rivers, glaciers, icefields, waterfalls, canyons, rockfaces, wildflowers, shrubs and grasses. Aspen trees, pine, larch, spruce, and so on. Wildlife photography in the area is probably some of the best in North America, second only (maybe) to Yellowstone National Park, which is just over a day’s drive south. Elk, moose, caribou, mule deer, whitetail deer, grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, coyotes, foxes, bald eagles, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, to chipmunks, magpies and jays – a long, long list of subjects.

I think one of the hardest things to deal with as a visitor to Banff National Park intending to photograph the area is (more…)

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Tourists at Moraine Lake Photos, Banff National Park, Canada.

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Tourists enjoy the view lakeside, at Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, the Canadian Rockies, Canada.

Hey Folks,

Here’s another image from Moraine Lake, a couple of tourists enjoying the view, lakeside, of Wenkchmena Peaks and Moraine Lake. Banff National Park is a sweet place, with an incredible array of photographic opportunities and interesting subjects to shoot. I could go up to Moraine Lake a thousand times and not get bored with that view, I reckon. It does get a little sticky, inundated with bus loads of tourists as the day goes by, but early in the morning there’s usually very few people there.

One of the cool things about Banff National Park, for the nature photographer, is there are so many simply awesome scenes that are super-accessible. Just a short walk off the road and you’ve got this incredible scene. For the more adventurous traveller, there’s a ton of hikes and trails to explore and places to get into the backcountry and away from it all, which is great too, but for some really easy access, Banff National Park is the spot. Moraine Lake is just one of the places among literally dozens of scenic opportunities. I’ll try to post a few more along the way.

Cheers

Carl

Banff National Park Photos.

Posted in Banff National Park, Canada, Landscapes, Photography, Travel | 2 Comments »

Moraine Lake Photo, Wenkchemna Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Moraine Lake photo, Wenkchemna Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Hey Folks

Here’s another image from the Canadian Rockies – immortalized on the Canadian $20 bill. Moraine Lake is one of the classic views of the Canadian Rockies, indeed, of anywhere. It’s a special place. The lake is most likely mis-named – it’s probably not a moraine that formed it at all, but a rock slide. The peaks that tower above the inviting turquoise lake are called the Wenkchemna Peaks. “Wenkchemna” is the Stoney Indian word for 10. The Stoney Indians lived in the area, and guided early European settlers and explorers in the region.

Samuel Allen and Walter Wilcox were 2 of the first European explorers in the area, and they’re generally credited with much of the initial exploration of the Canadian Rockies – given, of course, that various Indian Nations already lived there, and had done so for centuries, and called the place home. Wilcox was especially fond of Moraine Lake and Wenkchemna Peaks, (more…)

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Peyto Lake Photo, Banff National Park, Canada.

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Hey Folks,

I promised I’d stop with the dog-fest today, so indeed, being a man of my word, I did exactly that. Here’s a photo I shot last September on the now infamous trip thru the Canadian Rockies with my parents. This is Peyto Lake, one of the icons of the Canadian Rockies and Banff National Park. Little trivia again. Anyone care to explain the rich color of the lake? I’ll give ya a hint. It’s cold. :)

Cheers

Carl
Banff National Park Stock Photos.

Posted in Banff National Park, Canada, Fall, Landscapes, Travel | 8 Comments »

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