Shortly after hiking the Douglas Fir Trail I revisited the area to wander the much easier terrain of the Bow River Pathway. It was a super hot day and I’d walked a lot so I didn’t get all the way downtown as intended but I did get a couple of cool photos.
This is a nice easy walk for me to complete when the skeeters die off by at least 75% as they are currently at a 15/1 ratio to humans after all the rain we’ve been having. Sigh.
Elbow Falls is just outside of Bragg Creek, Alberta and is a beautiful set of little water falls. It’s a popular picturesque stop in the foothills on the way into the mountains.
The Grand Canyon is one of those wonders of the world I had on my bucket list. It’s a pretty impressive natural tourist attraction in the area to state the obvious. Weirdly, my favourite part of my visit were the rain clouds that filled the canyon perfectly for some eerie photos. The one tree shot I captured grew horizontally from the cliff just below the path and looked almost inviting to wander out on as you couldn’t see the 1,829 m drop below the clouds.
I had such stereotyped expectations for Nashville. I thought it was going to all sweet tea, thick religious culture and country music. There is SO much more to this city as I found it was alive with all styles of music, food, greenery and culture. I spent much of this trip in conference rooms as I came for work but I spent the weekend in town exploring and I’m very glad I did. I explored Franklin, TN nearby with a couple of coworkers and it’s quaint, small town feel was charming. I’m going to return and visit all the places I didn’t get to wander sometime soon and get my craving for Hattie B’s hot chicken satisfied as it’s soo very good.
Lake Minnewanka is one of my favourite lakes in the Rocky Mountains as it’s still touristy and popular without being so crowded it loses it’s natural beauty in a crowd of selfie sticks. I love how teal the water is in Alberta and how it seems to compliment everything surrounding it.
Bowness Park is one of my favourite parks in the city alongside Edworthy and Baker directly across the Bow River. I typically end up in the area around sunset and it offers a lot of photography opportunities as the park is surrounded by water and trees. During the holidays and sometimes at night they light up the trees in white Christmas lights which adds a romantic element to the evening. They rent out canoes, paddle boats etc during the day to putter around the park which makes this park fairly unique.
