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Dramatic storm cloud passing through the Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan

Posted by on 9. February 2014 in Grasslands National Park | Comments Off on Dramatic storm cloud passing through the Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan

Dramatic storm cloud passing through the Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan

Dramatic shelf cloud formation on the leading edge of a rain storm passing through the West Block of Grasslands National Park. Val Marie, Saskatchewan. Back to the Grasslands National Park photo gallery.  

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Sunset in Frenchman River Valley, Val Marie PFRA pasture

Posted by on 20. January 2014 in Saskatchewan | 2 comments

Sunset in Frenchman River Valley, Val Marie PFRA pasture

Sunset over prairie in Frenchman River Valley at Val Marie PFRA community pasture, Saskatchewan. Val Marie PFRA is the largest community pasture in Saskatchewan, containing over 41,256 hectares (101,946 acres) of magnificent native prairie. Frenchman River flows through the pasture, with rugged valley slopes adding to it’s photographic appeal.   Return to the Saskatchewan photo gallery.  

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Avenue with elm trees in downtown Saskatoon, autumn colours

Posted by on 12. November 2013 in Saskatchewan | Comments Off on Avenue with elm trees in downtown Saskatoon, autumn colours

Avenue with elm trees in downtown Saskatoon, autumn colours

Avenue with elm trees in front of our home in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Autumn was warm and dry, colours were at the peak a bit later this year. Do we see the effects of climate change? Return to the Saskatchewan photo gallery.

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Horse in pasture with sagebrush, Val Marie PFRA Community Pasture

Posted by on 7. July 2013 in Saskatchewan | Comments Off on Horse in pasture with sagebrush, Val Marie PFRA Community Pasture

Horse in pasture with sagebrush, Val Marie PFRA Community Pasture

I spent several hours photographing a group on horses near the Val Marie PFRA community pasture headquarters. This horse decided to run through a field of sagebrush to catch up with his buddies. Val Marie PFRA is the largest community pasture in Saskatchewan, containing over 41,256 hectares (101,946 acres) of magnificent native prairie. Frenchman River flows through the pasture, with rugged valley slopes adding to it’s photographic appeal. Together with the adjacent Beaver Valley PFRA pasture, there are over 200,000 acres (80,000 hectares) of un-interrupted native prairie. Something...

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70 Mile Butte at sunset, Grasslands National Park

Posted by on 7. July 2013 in Grasslands National Park | 3 comments

70 Mile Butte at sunset, Grasslands National Park

Sunset at 70 Mile Butte in the West Block of Grasslands National Park. I took this image on the last day of a week-long trip in mid June of 2013. Although the weather was very unstable, I did not get too many days with interesting skies or cloud formations. Most of the time it was gray and uniformly overcast. That evening, everything came together and I was awarded with a glorious sunset. A composite HDR image made of 3 separate exposures. The location is just a short walk from the parking lot leading to the 70 Mile Butte hiking trail. Back to the Grasslands National Park photo...

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