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Backstage at the Strathmore Stampede
I bought my ticket to the Strathmore Stampede after I stood inline for almost a full hour. I just asked the vendor to sell me one of the best seats available so I could see most of the action. When I approached my seat on the infield of the rodeo grounds I came across the…
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Sunset in Banff National Park
The tonal range of the sunset in Banff National Park is extraordinary. A few minutes after the sun went down the colors changed from oversaturated blues to beautiful light blues, oranges and even partial crimson skies. The roads were empty at that time. We were pretty much one of the last cars on our way…
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Icefields Parkway
The ice fields parkway is a highway connecting the Jasper and Banff National Parks. The road is as scenic as interesting. All lakes and streams are overly saturated with rock flour. The scene is getting more and more unreal and starts to look like extraterrestrial ground. The road is lined by a total of more…
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The gold mine of Maligne Lake
Whenever you’re captive audience at a certain place you don’t have many options instead of saying yes when in reality you feel more like saying no. This is even more so true for the Lake Maligne where the highlight of the lake is only accessible by a narrow passage and a 11 kilometer boat ride…