2016 – a review
My favourite 10 images that I took during 2016 (click on each one for a closer look);
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- Sunset at Mt Assiniboine, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
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- Moon halo at Little Tunnel on the KVR railway, Naramata, British Columbia, Canada
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- Light rays and waterfall in Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Self portrait on a foggy night at Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- The Valley of the 10 peaks filled with morning light from the top of Eiffel Peak, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- The aurora borealis flys South towards Mt Lougheed from the summit of Windtower, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
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- Moonlit peaks on Canada Day in Upper Larch Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Sunset from the summit of Mt Schaffer, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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- The milky way reflects in Lake Magog underneath Mt Assiniboine, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
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- Sunrise on top of Yamnuska after fresh snowfall, Alberta, Canada
and the “B” side images;
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- Rock markings at Numa Falls, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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- Water flow around crystal ice on Diamond Beach, Iceland
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- Light pillars forming in the sky above Mt Rundle & the town of Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Mountain uplifts from the summit of Big Sister, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
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- The milky way and Mt Assiniboine reflect in an evaporating pool, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
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- Nearing the top of Wasatch Peak as sunrise lights up the 10 peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Splintered shale and a receding glacial valley on the Whaleback, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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- A lone tree stands on a steep glacial moraine at the back of Chephren Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Menacing icicles near the false summit of Observation Peak with Peyto Lake down below, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Admiring the size of Wallingford Back mine on a winter’s night, Quebec
and some “C”s…..I had a really fun year!
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- Kayaking in front of the Des Polius glacial headwall, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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- Ice melt and a spring storm at Eiffel Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Juxtaposing a ponderosa pine tree trunk with Layer Cake Mountain, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- The Canmore hoodoos at night with Mt Rundle behind, Bow Valley, Alberta, Canada
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- A moonlit figure on Okanagan Lake, Ellison Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
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- A full rainbow encompasses Mt Rundle at Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Wild weather engulfs Mt Temple viewed from the summit of Shoel Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- A spooky night in the shadows at Wood Lake, Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada
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- Fall on the retreat up on the Moraine Lake beehive, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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- Serving wine and cheese on the Tower of Babel above Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
So it was a big year, we finally moved to Canmore to make our home in the Canadian Rockies! Once there I managed to climb 51 separate mountains in the next 8 months to finish off the year. My goal was my age in peaks for the year so I was happy to achieve that when I hit 33 peaks with Mt St Nicholas in Banff National Park but going up mountains has so many positive effects that I kept at it right until year’s end. Bring on 34+ peaks in 2017! I was also fortunate to be invited to help on a few of Will Patino’s photography workshops, both here in Canada and also over in Iceland which i’m so grateful for as It opened me up to new friends and experiences that I had never imagined. I still have to process a lot of the Iceland images. I’m really looking forward to creating even more unique images next year and to continuing to take steps to build a happy and fulfilling life.
All the best in 2017!
Nick
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