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Jul

2023

Manitoba Horses, Horses, Horses

Jun

2023

Skookumchuck Narrows – Kayaking and Tides

Kayaking the Tidal Waves

A few weeks ago we were in Vancouver - the wedding of a good friend. You can see a few of the photos I took from that:

Vanessa and Andrew

While there we took a day and went to Skookumchuck Narrows to take part and watch kayaks ride the tidal wave. Ferry ride to Sechelt. Lunch. An hour drive to Egmont and the Skookumchuck Narrows Trailhead. An hour hike in. About an hour watching the kayakers play. Fortunately, I brought my Nikon and was able to get some decent photos.

There was a moment as I was shooting @speezy_jones (Instagram account) and he somehow backed into the wave, pivoted on the bow of his kayak and stayed vertical for what seemed like an eternity, twisted and came down facing the other way. A joy to watch and so glad I didn’t stop hammering the shutter.

May

2023

Canadian Prairies and Dinosaur Provincial Park

Marty’s Road Trip Prairies and British Columbia

It has been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted anything here of our cross country road trip. We have traversed the Canadian Prairies, spent a little time in Calgary and have been sitting in the Okanagan for almost a week.

I’ve tried to post a few things on Instagram.

You can see some here: @martysroadtrip1

I’ve also posted a couple of photos here: @misterglue1

A couple of videos of the Canadian Prairies here. We had a stop in Medicine Hat. From there to Calgary we took a small detour and spent a couple of hours visiting Dinosaur Provincial Park. We have been to Drumheller but Dinosaur Park beats in hands down. We were walking the park near the end of April and it was plenty warm enough. Apparently, in the summer months it can be over 140°C!! So, If you can, visit in other than summer months.

The first video here is some prairie footage. The crops that one can see from the highway, you would think that Canada could feed the whole world.

The second video is our walk through Dinosaur Provincial Park.

Apr

2023

Along Northern Edge of Lake Superior

Marty's Road Trip 2023

Yvonne and I started our 2023 Road Trip a few days ago. Still quite a bit of winter along Lake Superior in Northern Ontario. Makes for a stark beauty. Yvonne pulled up Gordon Lightfoot's 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' on Spotify to keep us company. A haunting, eerie song. Kept us company for the very long two day drive through Ontario. Checking mileage, I found that Brandon, Manitoba is exactly half way between Niagara Falls and Vancouver.

Beautiful drive, albeit long.

Apr

2023

Muddy Hike on a Sunny, Spring Day At Short Hills

Hiking Short Hills Provincial Park

Was a bit cloudy when we started out hiking and we expected mud because it has been raining so much lately. And it was muddy! We've hiked Short Hills many times and we tried to stay higher up and it helped a bit. Almost no one at the provincial park today, I think we saw three others hiking. Only a couple of cars in the parking lot. Pretty much had the place to ourselves. Way over dressed, though. Had to take off jacket and sweater after the first 10-15 minutes in the woods. Sun was shining and almost no wind. Was a stunning day. There are several spots to enter the park - three main parking lots. We parked at the Wiley Rd lot. Hiked in on the big muddy path for a couple hundred metres going south and then a couple hundred metres in, headed in on a path through the fields and woods. Again, we hiked along the peaks of the hills as much as we could. Went by a small waterfall and hung around the bigger one for a while at the south part of this loop. That one is pictured below. Loads of paths through South Hills park, it's about 1600 acres. And at least a couple of rivers running through. We've snowshoed in the Winter, Hiked through most seasons. I prefer without the bugs though, if I can help it.

And some video on Instagram @martysroadtrip1