My sweety is in Canada at the moment. Hi Barbara, so good to see that your blog is still alive :) Best regards from Vienna! Dear Barbara, so good to see that your blog is still alive! I was so lazy in the past years and I found that faceboo…
Great photo and an interesting slice of history. Glad to have found your blog again, Barbara! Our synchronicity blog is now at: blog.synchrosecrets.comHappy holidays!Best- Trish MacGregor Sounds fascinating, but I am terrified of heights. T…
would love to hike along those trails. Beautiful park with so much greenery. Beautiful shots. Thanks.Greetings from London. Its a wonderful park where dog owners from the surrounding high rises and those down the road often can be found enj…
carps have invaded here long ago. they're everywhere. We have had similar problems with fish species appearing in lakes were they are not supposed to be. With the same results. Hi Barbara...long time, no visit :) I'm working back through my…
It should be interesting, but for some reason I seem to have lost interest in SF (or most non-fiction). Nowadays it is mostly popular science (at present a biography of Albert Einstein).PS Continued good luck with your eyes! Just popping by…
I love clear water even though it can be tough to fish. Sentinel Pass is a good western title name. That reflection is surreal. It looks like a painting. This picture is breathtaking. Thanks again for making my day with the beauty of mounta…
I love the little squirrel. It's so cute! Ah to live in a country with mountains! That's What I call a previlege! I love mountains, so thank you for your photos! With all the pics that Lana would have to take, that day hike would be at leas…
[2 - From lakeshore trail looking NW to the Beehive - click to enlarge][3- Lake Louise from trail][4- Lake Louise trail - click to enlarge]After leaving the lakeshore trail the hike takes a steep switchback climb to Mirror Lake. When I did
Most interesting. Chief Mountain is one of my favourite sights. Fascinating post, Barbara. I loved the embedded bison videos and the idea that the Mounties got their blankets by confiscating buffalo robes and hides in lieu of fines. Wouldn'…
This was really interesting. I didn't realize there were Jesuits with French explorers before Joliet. I tried to read the quote in French, but my one year in high school was too little, too long ago. I'm surprised they had such a bad reacti…
These are such gorgeous pictures, Barbara. I love the pictures of the bears and the caribou. I did not realize caribou are now endangered. Teresa, the woodland caribou are in serious trouble in the Canadian Rockies where they feed off liche…
Tonquin Valley is in a wilderness area of Jasper National Park, in the Province of Alberta. The elevation of the valley is 2,000 metres (6,500 feet). A previous post on August 5th, 2008 was done on Amethyst Lake here which will provide extr…