Photography, Travel and Retirement
All photos taken on October 25, 2022.
Our destination for our mountain hike was Old Fort Point. This hike is a 3.7 km (2 1/4 mile) loop hike with 137 m (450 feet) elevation gain/loss. Access is from Highway 16 was via Highway 93A and Old Fort Point Road. From the high point, it would provide some tremendous views.
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All photos taken on December 3, 2022.
Today, it warmed up from – 26 C (15 below F) to -18C (0 F). WhoooHoooo! Heat Wave. There was also a wind chill, but you don’t feel colder from the wind, unless, of course, you are a human being.
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All photos taken on October 25, 2022.
We pulled out of Valemount shortly after 8 AM, with a plan to do a hike in Jasper National Park on the way through. It was a pretty morning and we were happy that precipitation had stopped for now.
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Photos taken on October 24 and 25, 2022.
Checked into our hotel, we set off to accomplish some errands, gas up the car and grab pizza and wine for supper in the room. The first task was easy, but as this was a Monday, our first pizza place choice was closed. We opted for another location….right next to the wine store. Yay for us.
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All photos taken on October 24, 2022.
As I mentioned in the previous post, we pulled off into Hope for a fuel fill up, washroom and coffee. These were at 3 different places, but Hope was small.
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All photos taken on October 24, 2022.
Last night, as we spent time at B & Ks, we got a phone call that left us conflicted as to what to do, head back to Victoria, stay in Vancouver another day or so or continue with our original plan. We opted to sleep on it and see what the morning brought, but, it kind of ended our last evening with B & K early.
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All photos taken on October 23, 2022.
Our return trip was pretty much the same route as our outbound ride, but we did have some things we wanted to take a closer look at, along the ride.
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All photos taken on October 23, 2022.
The delta of the Fraser is typically teeming with birdlife throughout the year. In late fall, the primary species migrating through tends to be the snow geese. A few years back, we were able to walk through huge groups of them on Garry Point. On this visit, they were floating in large flocks on the Fraser River.
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Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. 385 – c. 461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick’s Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks. Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday’s tradition of alcohol consumption.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Given Patty’s Irish heritage, we tend to commemorate it in some fashion and send out cards to relatives and friends.
Here is this year’s version….
card front
Card interior
Happy St. Patrick’s Day ©
Just when it seems winter will never end,
Take Heart!!!
A sure sign of Alberta spring
is when the Leprechauns begin to bloom.
Wishing all my readers a Happy Saint Patrick Day, no matter how you celebrate the day.
All photos taken around my yard on December 2, 2022.
A recent bit of snow coupled with high winds and some mysterious humidity created a frosty winter display of hoar frost rime on this morning. The frosty look matches perfectly with the frost temperatures of late – 26C (15 below F) feels like -34C (29 below F).
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All photos taken on October 23, 2022.
At long last, we arrived in Steveston.
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