William (Bill) Armstrong's photos with the keyword: GNP

During my first photography field trip in June 2006 I also saw bison on their native habitat for the first time. Bison had recently been introduced in Grasslands National Park, and this fellow was one of the original herd. This is from a tiff file that I created. at that time. Today's editing tools do a better job of showing the details of its head, including the brown eyes against brown hair.

A view of the rugged landscape of the East Block of Grasslands National Park, with some of the buttes in the distance.

The badlands in the East Block of Grasslands National Park.

Calves being branded as six ranchers come together for the annual branding event. Taken near Val Marie, Saskatchewan in 2006.

A bison crossing the Ecoroute in Grasslands National Park, to reach water on the other side. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020

An isolated home or cabin along the Frenchman River, in Grasslands National Park. The area is now a canoe launch, named after the homesteader who first settled the area. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020

Revisiting and re-editing an image showing an unusual cloud formation over the West Block of Grasslands National Park. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020

A view of the badlands in the East Block of Grasslands National Park, from the edge of a coulee. Trees in the coulee are just beginning to turn to fall colours. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

A view of some of the badlands in the East Block of Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

A rare experience for me of seeing two bison grazing together. Most of the sightings I've experienced is of a solitary animal, or a herd of several dozen. While these two are quietly grazing, at least one of them seems to be aware that I am there, and is keeping an eye on me. It is satisfying to see bison in Grasslands National Park, an area that used to be home to thousands of these beasts, and where they have flourished since being reintroduced. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

The view of the badlands can be spectacular. Thanks, Parks Canada, for placing colourful chairs at the viewpoint.Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

The view from above the Frenchman Valley campground in mid-July. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2017 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2013 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

You can see weather coming from a long way off in the Park... Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2013 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

I captured this image during my first visit to the Park. I was struck by how isolated the person who inhabited the cabin must have been. A few years after I took this, the cabin was consumed by a prairie fire.