Alberta’s Wild Rose
After only 3 years of living in, and exploring Alberta, I finally get to see Alberta’s Provincial Flower – the Wild Rose. Here this Bumble Bee works on the pollination of a few roses: I was quite surprised at the abundance of the Wild Rose here. I’ve covered thousands of…
Off Road Driving Tips: The Steering Wheel
Don’t hold your thumbs on the inside of the steering wheel during your off road driving adventures – even if you’ve got a steering stabilizer or booster. When the front wheels gets stuck or bounced off an obstacle such as a rock, or deep hole, there is a high risk of…
Clearwater County – Home of Bigfoot?
I don’t know if a creature such as Bigfoot or Sasquatch exists, but certainly if it does, he and his “family” could have quite a home in Clearwater County of Alberta. Although there is logging in the area, climb a mountain and have a look around – there is so much…
Learning Astrophotography
As I learn more about my Nikon camera, and experiment with the settings, my photography skills keep improving. Here is a night sky photo that I’m quite happy with. I’ve captured the starry night sky, and at the same time, the trees in the foreground are lit red from the…
Limestone Mountain, Alberta – Day 1
On May 30th, the ABJK (Alberta Jeep JK group) hosted an open invitation to join in on a multi day camping and trail run event in Central Alberta to Limestone Mountain and surrounding area. I was able to join in on the run starting on a Saturday and a small…
