I found this month's theme for A 'lil HooHaa's Photo Blogging Challenge challenging. I'm not one to make myself the center of attention. And tend to consider what other family members / friends would most prefer and then check that I'm okay with that, rathering than putting my preferences first. Anyhow I decided my best approach would be to photograph things / activities that I like.
It's been 10 years since "selfie" was word of the year. Give me another 10 years and maybe I'll finally find a way to enjoy taking the occasional selfie.
Where will you go? That depends...on a lotta things. We made daytrips to three national parks and a provincial park this month. Highlights = stunning scenery and amazing wildlife.
Whether you limit your road trips to a couple of hours or can't imagine life without at least a couple of weeks on the road each year, every road trip is a chance to keep the destination in mind while being flexible enough to explore and enjoy the things you discover along the way.
An out and back hike starting from the parking lot at Emerald Lake, the relatively steep trail to Hamilton Lake in Yoho National Park traverses a patch of Western Interior Cedar-Hemlock Rainforest, follows a stretch of Hamilton Creek to the base of a lovely, multi-stepped waterfall, then climbs through more typical forest, crossing a couple of avalanche slopes where wildflowers bloom in abundance, before finally reaching the brilliantly-turquoise Hamilton Lake. We opted to carry on past the lake, up a long talus slope to the base of Top Hat Peak. Looking down on Hamilton Lake brought back fond memories of hiking the nearby Lake O'Hara region of Yoho National Park.