Erithezon dorsatum. Quill pig. Porky. This morning, I looked out my kitchen window and once again saw the large porcupine which, within the past week, I’ve frequently seen trundling across our l...
In steady rain, Vilis and I explored Maligne Canyon trails a few kilometres from Jasper this morning, the colours of stunted vegetation and spilling river enhanced by the overcast sky and wet rock sur...
Beneath overcast skies, Vilis and I headed west and then north from Banff, our destination the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park, another of Canada’s iconic Rocky Mountain national parks. E...
This morning, while brilliant sun lit the spectacular mountain scenery surrounding Banff, the air temperature at 8 a.m. was noticeably warmer than yesterday morning’s 3°C. Again, Vilis and I pa...