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Tammy and I at the top of Sulphur Mountain with Banff in the distance. 🏔️

Two people smiling at a mountain overlook with the town of Banff, a winding river, and Rocky Mountain peaks behind them.
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Banff Gondola.

Banff Gondola cable cars ascending a steep forested mountain slope, with a support tower visible on the right.
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Sunrise on the mountains.

Snow-capped mountains are reflected in a calm lake surrounded by dense green forests under a dramatic sky.
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Reviewing photos from sunrise shoot. 📷

MacBook Pro running Adobe Lightroom Classic showing a mountain lake dock photo, beside a latte at Whitebark cafe
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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.

Camera on tripod aimed down a wooden dock toward snow-capped mountains across a calm lake at dusk
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Icy branches from the spray off of Johnston Canyon upper falls.

Tall conifers coated in ice mist beside a viewing platform, dwarfed by the spray of Johnston Canyon upper falls
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Upper Falls at Johnston Canyon.

Tall waterfall cascading down a narrow limestone canyon into a milky turquoise pool, with patches of snow on the rocks nearby.
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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)

Line chart showing blog posts published per year from 2000 to 2025, peaking at roughly 780 posts in 2008 and trending near 600 to 700 in recent years.
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Having fun.

Man in a green flat cap taking a selfie with a camera on a tripod in front of a large waterfall cascading down rocky cliffs
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Capturing waterfall.

Camera on tripod set up on a fenced canyon walkway aimed at a tall waterfall cascading through rocky cliffs and evergreen trees.