Happy National Donut Day from the Canadian Rockies. πŸ©πŸ”οΈ

Visited Yoho National Park in British Columbia this morning.

Glacial stream in Yoho National Park.

Finished hiking 4.68 miles and 1,237 feet gained in 142.2 minutes, average incline 11.4%. πŸ₯Ύ Nice tea and sandwich stop at the Tea House.

I have never seen such a congregation of photographers in the wild as Moraine Lake on the β€œrock pile” at 5am.

Tammy and I at Moraine Lake.

This morning was 3:40am wakeup and shuttle ride up to Moraine Lake to shoot Blue Hour and Sunrise. First photo capture 4:35am. “f/8 and be there”

Day 3 of the Micro.blog photo challenge β€” the shadows on this mountain at sunset are very compelling. πŸ“·

Photographing the Three Sisters. πŸ”οΈ

Tammy and I at the top of Sulphur Mountain with Banff in the distance. πŸ”οΈ

Sunrise on the mountains.

Snow-capped mountains are reflected in a calm lake surrounded by dense green forests under a dramatic sky.

Reviewing photos from sunrise shoot. πŸ“·

The 4:15a alarm this morning to go shoot sunrise is reminding me of a saying I first heard from my friend Layne Kennedy:

Big part of photography is f/8 and be there.

Icy branches from the spray off of Johnston Canyon upper falls.

Upper Falls at Johnston Canyon.

My blog turns 21 today! I’m so happy that I have stuck with this blogging hobby for so long. It is a “life project” that I will value forever – and continued growth in posting activity!

Total Posts Published: 9,474 (7,200 without title)
Total Words Written: 610,188 (that’s almost 15 novellas)

Having fun.

Capturing waterfall.

Day 2 of the Micro.blog photo challenge β€” curved road with mountains behind. πŸ“·