Writing on Stone Provincial Park

Writing on Stone Provincial Park
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We were able to take a tour of a protected area of Writing on Stone Provincial Park, where they have a LOT of Petroglyph's from the past.

The earlier ones were done by the local Natives many years ago, and were partially defaced in the 60's by people who didnt have a clue to the heritage they were ruining for the future visitors.

Hence it is now a protected area. The local guide Sheldon was VERY informative and was able to show us the different glyphs in detail and what they meant :) All in all it was an awesome day out!!

Shianne

Shianne
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Thank you Shianne for posing for the picture!! She is the youngest of the clan of my friend Sandra. Also a wonderful girl who's Mom can surely be proud of :)

Nataja

Nataja
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

Thank you Nataja for posing in this picture!! She is the wonderful daughter of my friend Sandra!! A girl any Mom can be proud of :)

Mother and Daughters

Mother and Daughters
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

The trip to the Crowsness Pass was a lot of fun :) My wonderful friend and her two awesome girls let me take some pictures of them along the way, and it turned out to be such a nice afternoon after a hard day at work :)

Birds of Prey Center

Birds of Prey Center
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

This beautiful Owl was part of the Birds of Prey Center in Coaldale, Ab. This Owl was like many there that were either injured or hurt, and are part of a rehabilitation program put on by many good volunteers!! Some will be allowed to go back into the wild, and some will remain permanent residents due to the injuries incurred..

I have 10 other pictures that are on my Flickr account from the same location and you can access them when you click on the image of the Owl..!

Enjoy :)

Goslings

Goslings
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

There was a proliferation of geese and the young gosling's this spring near the wetlands. This was part of the Lethbridge Photography Club field trip in Coaldale, Ab. Located right next to the Birds of Prey Center was this amazing wetlands area full of local birds!

Yellow Headed Blackbird

Yellow Headed Blackbird
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

There were many of these beautiful birds along the side of the pond in the bull-rushes.. this was part of the Lethbridge Photography Club field trip in Coaldale, Ab. Located right next to the Birds of Prey Center was this amazing wetlands area full of local birds!

Beams

Beams
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

I just loved the new style beams and the old building it was supporting... Such a contrast in design from the old days to now! This was one of the buildings in the Leitch Collieries exhibit near Frank Slide..

In the past

In the past
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Another of the old partially restored buildings at the Leitch Collieries near Frank Slide... There is so much history in the local area from the days of Coal Mining...

Washery and Power House

Washery and Power House
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

One of the stops we made was this little gem on the side of the road near the Crowsness Pass, AB. This is one of the buildings that is part of the Leitch Collieries exhibit near Frank Slide..

Lundbreck Falls

Falls
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

This was a last minute road trip to the Crowsness Pass, AB. It turned out to be such a beautiful afternoon/evening adventure with a good friend and her daughters :) The weather could not have been any better for driving that day :)

Published photo!

I got one of my images published in the Schmap Calgary Guide under the Calgary Olympics category!! Woot :) I included a link to it on the right hand side of my blog if you want to see what's going on in the Calgary area!!

Photo shoot

I found out there is a photo shoot at the Birds of Prey Center in Coaldale, Ab. this coming Saturday. It's being put on by the Lethbridge Photography Club and having recently joined up with the club to get out and meet like minded people, this might just be the thing to get my photo slump recharged again :) 

I'm actually interested in birds of all kinds, and was lucky to find quite a few American White Pelicans hanging out in the local area ponds and rivers! I'm sure they wont be around for that long, assuming they are on a migratory route and will be off to greener pastures soon.. I better make the most of the opportunity for photos!!!

Have a fun week all, and hope to post some more goodies soon :)

Photographers block!

After going away for the weekend I came back empty handed as far as photo's are. I just couldn't seem to get into the mood to take any pictures, which is most peculiar for me... I travelled through some amazing scenery and came through the whole trip with photographers block (if there is such a thing)...lol

I think I need a fresh look at things and a kick in the pants to get going again... wish me luck :D

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey
Originally uploaded by Mfitton

These vicious little critters were ready to pounce at any moment.. ;)