My Landscape| Amethyst Lakes As the fog rolls in and the light dims low these mountain peaks come alive. Although my time in the Tonquin Valley is over for the foreseeable future, its Landscapes will always be a part of me. Share with friends & family! W: rjjphotography.com FB: @rjjohnsonphotography IG: instagram.com/rjjohnsonphotography
Over the Mountains | Tonquin Valley Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed … We simply need that wild country. Share with friends & family! W: rjjphotography.com FB: @rjjohnsonphotography IG: instagram.com/rjjohnsonphotography
Buffalo Prairie | Jasper National Park As the winter comes to an end, we won’t be able to access certain points of marshland that we enjoyed so much during the winter, another great Sunday hike with fresh coffee and snacks along the riverbed. Looking forward to some warmer weather. Get Out and Explore! Share with friends & family! W: rjjphotography.com FB: @rjjohnsonphotography IG: instagram.com/rjjohnsonphotography
Wanderlust | Jasper National Park Watching the sunrise on the banks of the Athabasca River with the early morning frost is something I cherish. Get Out and Explore! Share with friends & family! W: rjjphotography.com FB: @rjjohnsonphotography IG: instagram.com/rjjohnsonphotography
Mt Hardisty | Athabasca River Valley The visual transformation that this mountain undergoes from summer to winter is quite drastic, the snow-covered cracks and crevices give this mountain incredible detail during the winter months. Get Out And Explore! Located in the Athabasca River Valley south of Hardisty Creek. Maligne Range, Jasper Park, Alberta Major headwater Athabasca River. Named by James Hector in 1859. Hardisty, Richard (Chief Factor in charge of the Edmonton District of the Hudson’s Bay Company for many […]
Chilled to the bone | Talbot Lake “Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.” -Sinclair Lewis Sauk Centre, Minnesota 1885-1951 Share with friends & family! W: rjjphotography.com FB: @rjjohnsonphotography IG: instagram.com/rjjohnsonphotography
Rising Foot Steps | Athabasca River I was moving my equipment from one area to another when I glanced back only to notice my tracks in the snow and fog rising from the frozen Athabasca. This photo really brings to light the beauty of the morning sunrises in the winter months. Share with friends & family! W: rjjphotography.com FB: @rjjohnsonphotography IG: instagram.com/rjjohnsonphotography
Mt Christie | Athabasca River This past week I’ve taken a break from the Pyramid Project to get out and refresh my imagination. Mt Christie did not disappoint me at all. Get Out And Explore! Info: Mount Christie is a 10,180 ft / 3,103 m mountain peak in Alberta, Canada. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 108th highest mountain in Alberta and the 204th highest mountain in Canada Share with friends & family! W: rjjphotography.com FB: @rjjohnsonphotography IG: instagram.com/rjjohnsonphotography
High Trip | Amethyst Lake Year after year the Tonquin valley allows me to photograph some of the most outstanding sunsets. This past summer I had another opportunity to explore this valley, and over the years it has never let me down. Get Out and Explore! The 1928 High Trip of the Sierra Club took place in this area. Among those who participated was photographer Ansel Adams and Sierra Club director William Colby. “Twelve significant photographs in any one year […]
Winter Medicine | Maligne Valley “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape, the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show. ” -Andrew Wyeth Share with friends & family! W: rjjphotography.com FB: @rjjohnsonphotography IG: instagram.com/rjjohnsonphotography