http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/tags/grass/ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:50:31 -0700 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:50:31 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3810/buddyicons/23196822@N00.jpg?1369114612#23196822@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/tags/grass/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487206511/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487206511/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4006/4487206511_51a50138ba_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:50:31 -0700 2010-04-01T10:24:55-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487206511 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway rocks cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta lichen prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley foreground roche ranching sweeping livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487214043/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487214043/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2763/4487214043_d3b38cdc99_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:54:01 -0700 2010-04-01T10:22:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487214043 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487862448/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487862448/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4037/4487862448_a8dd7abcdd_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:53:13 -0700 2010-04-01T10:23:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487862448 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487211261/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487211261/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4014/4487211261_466e3156fd_m.jpg" width="173" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:52:39 -0700 2010-04-01T10:23:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487211261 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487207789/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487207789/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4038/4487207789_85a8baa1a8_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:51:03 -0700 2010-04-01T10:23:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487207789 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna seenonflickr moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487853116/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487853116/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4033/4487853116_f243cd4ee5_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:48:55 -0700 2010-04-01T10:25:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487853116 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487849866/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487849866/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4052/4487849866_c1432f51c9_m.jpg" width="240" height="80" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:47:26 -0700 2010-04-01T10:25:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487849866 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487204939/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487204939/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4072/4487204939_bf74067c16_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:49:50 -0700 2010-04-01T10:25:05-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487204939 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487848940/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487848940/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4023/4487848940_9337d43843_m.jpg" width="240" height="156" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:47:02 -0700 2010-04-01T10:25:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487848940 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/8374368657/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/8374368657/" title="Coal train 2013"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8374368657_0ef4b392c3_m.jpg" width="153" height="240" alt="Coal train 2013" /></a></p> <p>I( live near Roberts Bank Coalport and enjoy watching and listening to the frequent trains. <br /> NIX_7507 edit</p> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:11:51 -0800 2013-01-12T13:06:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8374368657 49.06813 -123.035545 49.06813 -123.035545 9824 Coal train 2013 <p>I( live near Roberts Bank Coalport and enjoy watching and listening to the frequent trains. <br /> NIX_7507 edit</p> Gord McKenna railroad grass cn port train engine bank rail railway delta roberts coal cp gord ladner unit mckenna exhauste gordmckenna http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/3816001913/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/3816001913/" title="Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton National Park 2009"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2628/3816001913_0f35f15f8c_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton National Park 2009" /></a></p> <p>Waterton is one of my favourite places, nested in the corner of Alberta where in the Canadian Rockies, just north of the US, just east of British Columbia.<br /> <br /> We were visiting Waterton most recently in 2009. In mid afternoon just as we were arriving at the park, the sunlight was just right. The family kindly waited as I set up my tripod by the edge of the lake, grabbed as many photos as I could in the few minutes of light. This one is my favourite from the set, and my most popular photo on Flickr.</p> Wed, 30 May 2012 20:04:19 -0700 2009-06-29T19:22:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3816001913 49.060622 -113.90213 49.060622 -113.90213 29375228 Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton National Park 2009 <p>Waterton is one of my favourite places, nested in the corner of Alberta where in the Canadian Rockies, just north of the US, just east of British Columbia.<br /> <br /> We were visiting Waterton most recently in 2009. In mid afternoon just as we were arriving at the park, the sunlight was just right. The family kindly waited as I set up my tripod by the edge of the lake, grabbed as many photos as I could in the few minutes of light. This one is my favourite from the set, and my most popular photo on Flickr.</p> Gord McKenna park usa lake canada mountains grass wales forest magazine rockies hotel montana air rocky prince tudor historic reservoir glacier national alberta prairie geology gord grassland waterton enroute mckenna cretaceous montane gordmckenna http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/5644809961/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/5644809961/" title="Okanagan House, Vanier Residence UBC 2011"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5145/5644809961_2ef86bc795_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="Okanagan House, Vanier Residence UBC 2011" /></a></p> <p>Hoping for a good picture of a cherry tree in blume, we headed for a walk out at the University of British Columbia on the first nice spring day. The outside of this residence building hasn't chaned one iota since I lived there in the early 1980s.</p> Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:49:00 -0700 2011-04-17T17:25:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5644809961 49.264118 -123.257959 49.264118 -123.257959 29372898 Okanagan House, Vanier Residence UBC 2011 <p>Hoping for a good picture of a cherry tree in blume, we headed for a walk out at the University of British Columbia on the first nice spring day. The outside of this residence building hasn't chaned one iota since I lived there in the early 1980s.</p> Gord McKenna door trees house brick window grass architecture vancouver four spring student university okanagan dorm sunny ubc columbia april british exit storey residence gord vanier dormatory mckenna gordmckenna http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487193423/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487193423/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2796/4487193423_0ec1f536cf_m.jpg" width="161" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:44:41 -0700 2010-04-01T10:26:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487193423 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487188651/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487188651/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4071/4487188651_bbc73c125b_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:42:33 -0700 2010-04-01T10:26:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487188651 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487841522/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487841522/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2703/4487841522_b52bb3104c_m.jpg" width="154" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:43:37 -0700 2010-04-01T10:26:11-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487841522 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487196465/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487196465/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4046/4487196465_e364ea631d_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:46:02 -0700 2010-04-01T10:25:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487196465 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487184891/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487184891/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4016/4487184891_857e784cfe_m.jpg" width="111" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:40:59 -0700 2010-04-01T10:26:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487184891 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487836882/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487836882/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4045/4487836882_eecb14d120_m.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:41:38 -0700 2010-04-01T10:26:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487836882 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487833214/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487833214/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4054/4487833214_1d3610cc54_m.jpg" width="155" height="240" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:40:03 -0700 2010-04-01T10:27:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487833214 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487169311/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gord99/">Gord McKenna</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gord99/4487169311/" title="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4025/4487169311_14d549237a_m.jpg" width="240" height="85" alt="Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010" /></a></p> <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:34:20 -0700 2010-04-01T10:41:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gord McKenna) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4487169311 49.611766 -113.961353 49.611766 -113.961353 29375228 Southern Alberta Foothills, Spring 2010 <p>As part of my work, I was driving from the Southeast BC coalmines back to the Calgary Airport. I love to take Highway 22 and was hoping to get some good light. Leaving Sparwood a bit before sunrise, I scouted the backroads (especially the Burmis Road just west of Highway 22) and was rewarded with some lovely early morning light, and a fresh spring dusting of snow on the mountains.<br /> <br /> This area of foothills where the prairie meets the montane is one of my favourite spots, and I always look forward to this drive.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)<br /> <br /> The Livingstone Range was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slap of Precambrian rocks 5km thick, 80km wide and 250km long over newer rocks of the Cretaceous period.</p> Gord McKenna road ranch foothills mountain canada windmill grass rock fence river rockies 22 nikon highway cattle dam farm farming rocky ab oldman reservoir hills southern alberta prairie longview polarized gord range porcupine cowley roche ranching livingstone mckenna 560 180mm montane d80 gordmckenna moutonnée http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en