Monthly Archives: July 2012

Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple

Olympus E-P3 with Olympus M.14-150mm F4.0-5.6 lens Exposure 1/160 sec at f / 5.6 ISO 800 Like most participants in this week’s challenge, my go to subject matter was flowers. Although I shot lots of wildflowers over the past several … Continue reading

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From Garden to Table

Our garden is coming along pretty well. In addition to picking lots of greens for salads, a couple of handfuls of raspberries and fresh herbs, we netted a container of very small carrots when the boys thinned them out the … Continue reading

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24 Hours of Adrenalin – Canmore 2012

Our first exposure to 24 Hours of Adrenalin was a year ago, when we rode over to the Canmore Nordic Centre to watch the start and cheer on a family friend who was racing as part of a 5-person team. … Continue reading

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Hiking Banff National Park – Sunshine Meadows to Healy Pass

Neil Jennings was one of the guests on alberta@noon (CBC Radio) last Tuesday. Fly fisherman, photographer and author of 7 books, Mr. Jennings is an expert on wildflowers. Since he was taking calls and emails from listeners, Mrs. GeoK dashed … Continue reading

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Yellow Mountain Avens

We spotted thousands of Yellow Mountain Avens along the banks of Three Sisters Creek this morning. This member of the rose family prefers rocky habitats at low elevation valleys in the Canadian Rockies. There are probably very few days each … Continue reading

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