Ambush Bug / Phymata americana americana
The final splurge
Sunset over Elkwater Lake, SE Alberta
Lichens at Red Rock Coulee
Pronghorn
Greeting the sun
One of my favourite Lichens
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Uniqueness
cf Megaspora verrucosa lichen
Kinnikinnick / Bearberry sp.
Enjoying the sunshine
White Pigeon
Just for fun
Splendour
A bird walk treat
Ominous clouds after the harvest
Replica of a Chinese warrior
Seven-spotted Ladybug on Yucca seedpod
Strawberry and Rhubarb tart
Erosion at Red Rock Coulee
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wall decoration
Surprise visitor
Pinedrops / Pterospora andromedea
Bow Lake with a difference
Green stripes
Hungry litttle Muskrat
Bad hair day
Lower Falls, Johnston Canyon
Daintiness
Massive
White Camas / Anticlea elegans, formerly Zigadenus…
Beauty in stone
Little alien at Lake Louise
Silene sp
A splash of colour in the forest
The beginning of fall
Blue - still life
Orange Peel Fungus / Aleuria aurantia
An oldie from my archives
A gathering of Cladonia sp
Tranquility
Lean on me
Walkway up to Lower Falls, Johnston Canyon
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Oh, what a treat!


Got home around 7:45 p.m. yesterday evening (Monday, 23 September 2013) from an amazing four day (three night) road trip down to SE Alberta with two friends. Our furthest destination was Elkwater in the Cypress Hills, but we did a lot of driving all over the SE part of the province. All new territory to me, so I was extremely lucky to get this chance. Both friends had been to this area before, but wanted to go back to see if they could add any new species of Lichen to those already on various lists for each area, and to simply explore this beautiful section on Alberta. Always exciting to see some new things, not to mention all new scenery for me : ) Was really concerned before we went, though, as I had been on antibiotics (which, normally, I never take) for the previous nine days and they were making me feel nauseous and generally sick, and I wasn't sure how I was going to manage the trip. Had to forget the last day of pills, as apart from the nausea, another side-effect was reddening of the skin, and my poor legs looked like they had suffered burns! Think they have also affected my eyes, too, which is really troubling. So thankful I still managed! What I would have missed!
We left Calgary on Monday morning, 20 September 2013, and had to reach Elkwater in the Cypress Hills (not that far from the Saskatchewan border), several hours' drive away, where we were going to stay in a little rustic cabin for three nights. On the way there, we stopped at Red Rock Coulee, which is just 56 kms (35 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat, and you can see just a tiny bit in my photo above. Actually, this particular photo was taken yesterday, Monday 23 September 2013, when we called in again, this time walking down the hillside and into one of the coulees. While my friends searched for Lichens, I wandered around, taking photos of the scenery and anything else I came across. While we were down there, the sky had filled with some rather nice clouds, which I appreciated. However, the extremely high winds were not pleasant at all, to say the least! In fact, strong winds were everywhere in many parts of SE Alberta. I was expecting a lot of my photos to be blurry, as I could barely keep my balance or hold my camera. Amazingly, most seem to be OK, from the very quick look I've taken so far. This is Rattlesnake territory, too, but fortunately we didn't come across any!
"The main feature of this natural landscape is the huge red boulders; some measuring 2.5 m across. They are scattered over a relatively small distance. Bedrock is close to the surface in this area, covered by only a thin layer of soil. Water erosion has carved the landscape over time and a badlands topography has formed in places. The bands of colour visible in the exposed bedrock are made of dark gray shales, greenish and gray sandstones, bentonitic clays and thin bands of ironstone.
The most striking features of this landscape are the round reddish boulders. These are sandstone concretions and at up to 2.5 m in diameter, they are among the largest in the world. The boulders were formed in prehistoric seas as layers of sand, calcite and iron oxide collected around a nucleus formed by shells, leaves or bones. The concretions grew larger as the circulating waters deposited more layers. The reddish colour comes from iron oxide." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock_Coulee
www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9916309166
We left Calgary on Monday morning, 20 September 2013, and had to reach Elkwater in the Cypress Hills (not that far from the Saskatchewan border), several hours' drive away, where we were going to stay in a little rustic cabin for three nights. On the way there, we stopped at Red Rock Coulee, which is just 56 kms (35 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat, and you can see just a tiny bit in my photo above. Actually, this particular photo was taken yesterday, Monday 23 September 2013, when we called in again, this time walking down the hillside and into one of the coulees. While my friends searched for Lichens, I wandered around, taking photos of the scenery and anything else I came across. While we were down there, the sky had filled with some rather nice clouds, which I appreciated. However, the extremely high winds were not pleasant at all, to say the least! In fact, strong winds were everywhere in many parts of SE Alberta. I was expecting a lot of my photos to be blurry, as I could barely keep my balance or hold my camera. Amazingly, most seem to be OK, from the very quick look I've taken so far. This is Rattlesnake territory, too, but fortunately we didn't come across any!
"The main feature of this natural landscape is the huge red boulders; some measuring 2.5 m across. They are scattered over a relatively small distance. Bedrock is close to the surface in this area, covered by only a thin layer of soil. Water erosion has carved the landscape over time and a badlands topography has formed in places. The bands of colour visible in the exposed bedrock are made of dark gray shales, greenish and gray sandstones, bentonitic clays and thin bands of ironstone.
The most striking features of this landscape are the round reddish boulders. These are sandstone concretions and at up to 2.5 m in diameter, they are among the largest in the world. The boulders were formed in prehistoric seas as layers of sand, calcite and iron oxide collected around a nucleus formed by shells, leaves or bones. The concretions grew larger as the circulating waters deposited more layers. The reddish colour comes from iron oxide." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock_Coulee
www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9916309166
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock_Coulee
A terrific find and shot of this unusual rock formations ... well taken and excellent POV with the sky and clouds in the background!! Well done ...
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