Auroras, Comets and the Milky Way - Fall in Alberta

brianzurek
Dec 1, 2024
3 min read

Updated: Dec 1, 2024

August - September - October - November its been 4 months since my last blog post... where have we been? what have we been up too? The internet wants to know, at the very least the next Gen-AI models need more fodder to keep us all amused.

No major road trip for Brian this fall - instead fall was mostly spent within easy driving distance of our back yard. Managed to do some hiking and climbing - mostly Brian just played with his camera, sometimes staying up long into the night photographing the night sky. We had a few visitors, Brians Dad and partner came to visit, while Eva had a friend fly all the way in from Germany.

Hiking / Backpacking and Climbing

Hard to imagine buts its summer in the rockies - a nice sunny day sees us climbing high above the Trans-Canada highway and lake Lac Des Arcs (I guess lake and lac is redundant but I'm not French so....)

Sunny hot days are also meant for bike / pack rafting - which sees us floating the mighty Bow

Backpacking in Yoho NP

Enjoying the scenery

the scenery

higher up and enjoying some more of the views

and on we go

waterfall

Eva checks out the geology

before walking some more

time to head down

before stopping to admire another waterfall

Brian so transfixed can't stop taking photos...

Climbing

Eva's friend Birgit came to visti from Germany, the two of them disappeared into the mountains to go climb. Here they are climbing up a 5 pitch mini-corner high above Banff

and sport climbing in heart creek

Happy climbers

Hiking

This fall we spent a little more time exploring on foot. Forget me not ridge with Jan

It must be fall!

Taking in the views at Peter Lougheed

Starting to look a lot like winter

Maybe best to head back down to camp

Oh wait is that a momma griz with cubs in the distance!?

One parting hike for the year

Happy hikers

Family Visits

In September Brian's Dad and partner, Anne, came to visit. Enjoying time in the mountains

Checking out Elbow Falls

A visit to the music museum, Studio Bell, is this the starting of the next generation Beatles?

Anne on the drums

John on Keyboard

Brian on lead Guitar

Ted on the uke

Next stop was the Yamnuska wolf dog sanctuary. Who's watching who?!

The gang enjoying a sunny day and Wolf Dogs

Next Brian was off to Boston to visit the other have of the family. Selfie down by the harbor

Selfie on the boat

Captain Andrew sails the boat

Lighthouse guides the boat

sunset over Boston Harbour

Is it winter already?

As November rolls on by so do the seasons - a frosty morning down by the Bow

Means its time for fresh baked winter cookies

Crisp days skiing

and days cut too short

Eva's Garden

Let's not forget fall is harvest time!

Eva working diligently in the garden

Potatoes

Daily haul

Tomatoes

Tomatoes, green beans and zucchini

Squash

Crab apples

turn to fresh made apple sauce!

Raspberries

Pizza!? Made with garden fresh ingredients!

Night Sky Photos

Ok finally to the subject of the post. Brian managed to stay up late into the night playing with his camera capturing, as the title implies, Auroras, Comets and the Milky Way