I’m Like a Mushroom

All photos taken during our September 16, 2021 hike in Bunchberry Meadows/Tucker’s Field. You know the old saying we all (old guys) used to use at work….I feel like a mushroom – I’m being kept in the dark and fed manure (bulls—). Every season seems to be mushroom season on this walk. Like a Mushroom

Local Colour

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on our September 16, 2021 walk in Bunchberry Meadows/Tucker’s Field. Local Colour © Tanka Bunchberry adorned with bright autumnal splendour. Hiking this forest is a

Road Trip – Evening Reflections

All photos taken on September 25, 2021. We took a similar tactic as a family, as we did when we were here by ourselves. Each evening, we would stop what we were doing to wander down to the lake at or near “sunset”. That word is in quotes, as we did not really get a

Not So Hot

All photos taken during our September 16, 2021 hike through Bunchberry Meadows/Tucker’s Field. You have all likely read my complaint about how hot this hike was during our summer heat wave. Today, there was no need to complain. The temperature at hike time was between +8 and +10 C (46-50 F) and the wind was

Down by the Lake

All photos taken on September 12, 2021 on an in city walk. Our long delayed city festival Town and Country Daze is on this weekend, complete with a parade, midway, fireworks and other huge mass gatherings. Quite frankly, we could not steel ourselves to go into the unmasked throng to take advantage of any of

Road Trip – Its All About the Details

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on September 25, 2021 during our Pyramid Overlook hike. PART 1 – Bunchberry Beauty Holy crap. How had we missed these plants on this hike

Road Trip – Hydro-Therapy

All photos taken on September 25, 2021 at Patricia Lake Bungalows. I fell easily back into my mountain morning routine of sauntering down to the dock to see what was shaking at the lake in the morning. This morning was overcast and a bit dull, but the bright pops of colour provided by the aspen

Not Just Any Forest Walk

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken during our September 8, 2021 walk through Bunchberry Meadows/Tucker’s Field. I fear my readers may be growing weary of my posts on this walk. Apologies

In the Interval

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on our weekly walk in Bunchberry Meadows/Tuckers Field on August 30, 2021. In the Interval © Tanka Don’t worry, there is another hike post coming.

Road Trip – Together

All photos taken on September 24, 2021 at Patricia Lake Bungalows, Jasper National Park. The last time our family was all together was August 2018, coincidentally also in Jasper National Park. Changing situations and obligations continually got in our way, with Covid 19 complicating the matter even further. In September 2020, while in Jasper by