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Moraine Lake, Alberta Canada. We woke up at 3:30am and headed towards the lake for a 5:35am sunrise. When we reached the lake the parking lot was already full by 3am they said. I drove up a little bit to photograph Lake Louise as a consolation that morning and when we were headed back towards Banff we noticed they had opened the gates for four cars to pass through. We were one of them. There are about 120 parking spots at this lake and they fill up quickly. It's the hardest "lottery" to get in without a bus reservation of some sorts and those don't let you for sunrise. It was 6:51am when I shot this photograph. While I didn't get the early morning blue hour, I was quite happy to come away with this shot for myself.
I raced up the rock pile to get this view. I don't mind sharing that I was huffing and puffing going up that trail, running like a kid on Christmas morning. After I thought all hope was lost, I sat in and took in the views of this iconic location. For those that don't know, this image is also on the Canadian twenty dollar bill. They call it the "Twenty Dollar View".
We ended up visiting four National Parks (Glacier NP in the USA), Banff, Jasper, and Yoho in Canada. A long roadtrip with so many memories.
Stumbled across this nice little, hidden away Waterfall whilst looking for Bluebells just off Snake Pass in the Peak District, a river cross, some barbed wire fences and a climb to get to it.
We were lucky and this time the Swartberg Pass was open for some days after floods of rain and repair work.
The Swartberg Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1,583 meters above sea level, located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The pass is traversed by the R328 road. Climbing 1.000 metres in 12 kilometres, it's one of the steepest passes in the country.The road is gravel and sand but you don’t need a big 4x4 car to climb the pass.
The road encompasses miles of stunning views through twisty hair pin corners, high elevations and steep grades. Along with striking warped and twisted rock formations and interesting plant life, you will see some amazing drystone work supporting the picturesque hairpin bends. There are relics of an old prison, toll hut and other interesting historical sites too. Running between Prince Albert in the north and Oudtshoorn in the south, the route offers spectacular views over the Little and Great Karoo.
Driving pass roads is my favorite! Bernina Pass in Switzerland is one of my absolute favorites in the Alps. View into the Val di Poschiavo.
While we only chased to Seward once on our trip, Moose Pass is by far one of the neatest/ easily accessible places on the railroad. Scooting across Trail Lake and wedge between mountains the classic EMD's and matching passenger consist look killer.
On a drive back from Walton-on-Naze I passed through Thorpe-le-Soken when a Barn Owl fly over the car into a small grassed area with a few posts that had been staked in the ground for trees I presume! I did the well practiced emergency 3 point turn and somehow managed to pull up along the side of it without it flying off. I Already had the passenger side window down to take some photos and video. It did move from one post to another, this being the closest one it landed on to me. Got some shots of it taking off from the post as well, which I’ll post soon. Right place, right time! What a great experience.
Some fellow hikers on the Hidden Lake trail. Looking SE at the Logan Pass Visitor Center and a section of the Going to the Sun Road. Best get here early as parking is limited.
Two awesome trails take off from here. This trail to Bearhat Mountain and Hidden Lake and the Highline Trail which runs along the Continental Divide and the Garden Wall. These folks are looking in that direction. Good chance their looking at mountain goats which are common here.
"Logan Pass (elevation 6,646 ft (2,026 m)) is located along the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is the highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The pass is named after Major William R. Logan, the first superintendent of the park." wiki
Have a terrific Tuesday!
...in the day.
Torill Knutsen passes Liverpoo 2,( Royal Seaforth container base ) to port of Patagonia...which is heading into the Mersey.
GAMES OR GAME PIECES
MACRO MONDAY
Pass the Pigs is a dice game. Points are awarded based on the position the pigs land in after you toss them.
Montana Rail Link's M-LAUMIS manifest (LM) works its way through Bozeman Pass with the helper set assisting on the head end.
The drama and majesty of Glencoe only increases in bad weather. I've traveled along it numerous times on my way to the north west coast visiting family and seen it with many hats on! This was my first overnight stopover to capture the start of the day but there will be more.
For those that have driven the 107 that passes through the Srilanna national park alongside the river Ping between Chiang Dao and Chiang Mai, they will be well aware that it is almost impossible to pull over, the road being quite narrow and almost every driver with the pedal to the metal for some odd reason. Why this is so I will never know, it is easily one of the loveliest roads in the Chiang Mai province to travel along just after dawn, especially at this time of year with the mist regularly becoming trapped for several hours before the sun eventually passes over the trees.
Thank you for coming to a stop here :)
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This place means so much to me! It's where I saw my first Moose and where I had a close encounter with a grizzly! Kananaskis Alberta!
An Aspen tree colony is one of the largest living organisms on the planet - all connected by one root system.
I try not to post too many photos of sleepy cats but the truth is that cats sleep a lot, especially during hot summer days. So here is Sethi, recovering from his adventures of the night before and recharging the batteries for the next night. The "bed" he is lying on is the roof of Cleo's cat house on the porch. Cleo doesn't climb up there anymore and so the boys are free to use it.