Logs for Belfrypotters
29-May-06
Even in the pouring rain and howling wind the dunes are incredible! Thanks for showing us a little-known part of Saskatchewan.
12-Nov-05
West of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Taking a photo of the GPSr was harder than finding the spot, because the coordinates kept flipping and there were annoying reflections on the screen. The spot is in a large wooded area criss-crossed with cutlines and hiking trails, but the picture is pretty boring because the spot isn't near a trail. Trembling aspen, roses (prickles), raspberries (prickles), and gooseberries (prickles). TFTH, we enjoyed the challenge.
10-Nov-05
Working off GUNPOWDER MILL
N53 33.745 W114 08.530. A GUNPOWDER MILL was a dangerous place to work, and no doubt many lives were lost due to explosions. Thunder also makes a big bang, and the Carvel Doppler Weather Station outside Edmonton, Alberta gives us warning of approaching storms. The Doppler radar system transmits microwave pulses, which are reflected by drops of water, SNOWflakes, sleet or hail. The intensity of the reflected signal is converted to a colour display showing precipitation intensity levels.
N53 32.181 W113 59.873. Whenever SNOW falls car accidents are often the result, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are usually the first to provide assistance on our highways. The RCMP is famous for the Musical Ride, in which thirty-two mounted police on HORSEback perform intricate manoeuvres choreographed to music.
N53 31.720 W114 00.323. The HORSE was also important to early homesteaders in western Canada, and was used to transport people and goods and work in the fields, as illustrated in the hand-made clay mural 'Harnessing our Past' in the town of Stony Plain, Alberta.
N53 33.745 W114 08.530. A GUNPOWDER MILL was a dangerous place to work, and no doubt many lives were lost due to explosions. Thunder also makes a big bang, and the Carvel Doppler Weather Station outside Edmonton, Alberta gives us warning of approaching storms. The Doppler radar system transmits microwave pulses, which are reflected by drops of water, SNOWflakes, sleet or hail. The intensity of the reflected signal is converted to a colour display showing precipitation intensity levels.
N53 32.181 W113 59.873. Whenever SNOW falls car accidents are often the result, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are usually the first to provide assistance on our highways. The RCMP is famous for the Musical Ride, in which thirty-two mounted police on HORSEback perform intricate manoeuvres choreographed to music.
N53 31.720 W114 00.323. The HORSE was also important to early homesteaders in western Canada, and was used to transport people and goods and work in the fields, as illustrated in the hand-made clay mural 'Harnessing our Past' in the town of Stony Plain, Alberta.
