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Pleasant Valley

// June 18th, 2011 // No Comments » // Pembina Valley, Recent Posts, Scenic

Found in southwestern Manitoba, the Pleasant Valley features rolling hills and wandering rivers and streams.  It is home to moose, deer, coyotes, pelicans, bluebirds, hawks & falcons, herons and many other beautiful birds.  Only a few hours from Winnipeg it could make a great day trip for bird watchers.  It is a unique and beautiful area of Manitoba.  Below, a country road and the Pelican River from Pleasant Valley taken early in spring.

Enjoy!

Sharon

David Thompson Highway – Alberta Vacation

// May 4th, 2011 // No Comments » // Holidays / Traditions, Recent Posts, Rocky Mountains, Scenic

Perhaps you will decide to visit Alberta this summer and if you do a great road to travel is Highway 11 – the David Thompson Highway. There are many sights and attractions along this route.  From Red Deer, this highway will take you to Rocky Mountain House, Nordegg and will end at the Saskatchewan Crossing  where it meets the Icefields Highway.  You can then go either direction to Banff and Lake Louise area or to Jasper.  The Columbia Icefields are found here also.  Today, a few photos from the Nordegg area along the David Thompson route.  The enormity and beauty of the Canadian Rockies cannot be put into words and the colours of the mountain lakes are spectacular. We stayed at Aurum Lodge, an eco-friendly lodge overlooking Abraham lake – very peaceful and relaxing location away from the high tourist zones.

Below: Abraham Lake

Enjoy!

~Sharon

River Otters of “Sunset Country”

// April 19th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // Boreal Forest, Canadian Shield, Mammals, Otters, Recent Posts, Scenic

I came across this playful and curious otter on a morning drive in Sunset Country ( N.W. Ontario ).  The otter was enjoying a swim in a lake where the ice had melted away.  I stopped to watch and in typical otter form it swam towards me to take a look and then carried on with its business of diving and frolicking in the ice cold water.  The otter’s broad and lengthy tail is used like a rudder and it also has wide feet with toes that are webbed.   They are agile simmers that dart around in their underwater playgrounds.  It just amazes me how nature has protected our animals in such ways that they can live in the icy cold and frozen lakes and rivers.  Otters can be found all through the winters slipping in and out of openings in the ice.

Check out a previous blog on this website from August 2009 called ” A Once in a Lifetime – An Otter Story”  for some really unusual otter photos.  You can see all posts related to otter by clicking on the “Otters” category on the right side of this page as well.

Enjoy!

~Sharon