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Larch trees, Kananaskis, 2021

            WINTER is definitely here!  It has been snowing all morning (18 November 2024) and there must be around 4-5 inches of the white stuff everywhere.  We have a few days of snow in the forecast.  Still, we have been so lucky that heavy snow did not start back in September as it so often does.  Now, instead of seven months with snow on the ground, we only have five, which sounds really good to me.  Guess I will be posting archived images for most of the next five months.

Four of these five photos are from my archives.  Grabbed them while going through old files on my computer, searching for ones to delete to help get my computer out of the red 'danger zone' (i.e. not enough space to function properly).

I will add the description that I wrote under a different, previously posted photo taken on the same day.

"On 24 September 2021, the day could not have been more beautiful, especially for seeing the spectacular fall colours.  The colours simply glowed!  Unfortunately, we aren't lucky enough to have the amazing red colours of Maple trees, but our mainly yellows with some orange are still breathtaking.

My day started at 8:45 am and ended when I arrived back home just before 7:00 pm.  A total distance of 418 km.  As usual, I drove south from the city and then northwards on the highway that goes through Kananaskis.  Unlike my previous trip, I drove further north so that I could call in at two or three extra locations.  I was sure that one in particular would be looking spectacular with all the fall colour.

Again, I stopped to see if I could see one of the tiny Pikas/Rock Rabbits and I was in luck briefly.  Travelling further north, I stopped at my usual places to photograph my favourite mountain peaks.  At one of them, I couldn't resist checking to see if there were still any of the Shaggy Mane mushrooms growing.  Amazing how 50 or so of them can vanish without a trace.  How lucky I was to see them on my previous visit.  So beautiful, but so temporary.

Despite the fact that it was a Friday, there were so many people making the most of the great weather.  Parking lots for various hiking trails were overflowing way down the highway in both directions.  Endless motorcyclists and a few regular cyclists, too.

Yet again, my computer has run out of space, so I need to do a bit more deleting of old photos this afternoon.  Thankfully, once the snow arrives, my long drives more or less come to an end, so photos to deal with will be far fewer."

Taken on: September 24, 2021

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24 September 2021

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ISO:	100
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