Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: calmness

A very hazy photo (presumably caused by forest fires) of where I drove to yesterday afternoon. Reminds me that I keep on meaning to go and buy a polarizer filter, LOL. This little man-made pond/lake is at the far end of Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) in Kananaskis. Takes about 50-55 minutes to drive there with no stops on the way, but usually I stop at several places en route, to go for a short stroll and give my body a break. The views are so different in each direction - wasn't sure which one to post today, so just grabbed one. Had some lunch sitting at one of the picnic tables along that far shoreline. There were several other people there, enjoying themselves. My adrenalin always rises a little when I do this drive, as the mountain road is quite spectacular as you get closer and closer to this place. Often, there is no one else in sight.

This was one of the places we went to yesterday. We spent the morning being shown around the absolutely amazing homestead gardens belonging to Jim Coutts, south of Calgary, near Nanton. This included a display area of various native grasses. After lunch, Jim took us to a beautiful property not too far from Nanton, where the owner had very generously said we were welcome to hike and botanize these nearby rolling hills. There were scattered outcrops of rocks, which I love, usually covered in brightly coloured lichens. Southern Alberta has such wonderful scenery, from the Rocky Mountains, to rolling hills, to flat prairie grasslands. We are so lucky : )