What’s New
January 2026
The new year is off to a great start with an intense solar storm, captured at Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park.
October 2024
As seen from Kananaskis Country, the solar maximum puts on another unbelievable global light show, filling the entire sky with shimmering waves of green and red.
May 2024
The most intense solar storm in over 20 years is a spectacular show that’s worth staying up all night to watch.
September 2022
The grand spectacle of the Milky Way over Moraine Lake, a rare dark and clear night at one of the most famous viewpoints in the Canadian Rockies.
April 2022
The Wolverine and the Butterfly, a 20-day ski traverse into the coastal Monarch Icefields, by guest authors Ken Lee and Aaron Snider.
January 2022
A brief window of clear weather spurs an overnight trip to Abraham Lake to explore the gorgeous Orion region of the galaxy under a perfect dark sky.
October, 2021
Ancient fossils, beautiful dark skies and wildly eroded desert landscapes make for a great fall trip to Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta.
September, 2020
A billion stars shining above granite spires, followed by the magic of moonrise at Bugaboo Park, British Columbia.
August, 2020
Night sky photography and climbing mountains made for a spectacular weekend of alpine astronomy in Rogers Pass.
February, 2020
A brief window of excellent weather enables a capture of the winter Milky Way over Peyto Lake in Banff, plus some fun skiing.
December, 2019
Added a new image collection because I love the simplicity and timeless look of black and white photography.
February 2019
An attempt to escape the Canadian winter results in being chased by snowstorms through the desert of Arizona and Utah.
August 2018
A few weeks sea kayaking in the stunning wilderness of Alaska with rain forest, giant marine mammals, and bears. Big, friendly bears.
September 2017
SkyNews magazine publishes the story of our Vanagon-enabled road trip to Oregon to witness the solar eclipse.
March 2017
A mix of good and bad weather on the Wapta Icefields traverse from Bow to Stanley Mitchell huts.
















