In progress

  dead tree loses puffs of snow as the silence breaks Robertson Valley I’m too slow Burstall Pass Mt Birdwood from Burstall Pass Sarah Cullen and her pendulum drawing boxes Leslie (We’re too slow)

  Yep its a snow plough (or actually a grader). An invigorating walk up to Burstall Pass. Xmas postcards and Sarah Cullen’s drawing pendulum boxes. The slowest walker in knee to hip deep snow. A final climb up a snow covered slope — not looking up not looking down. Spray River valley I’m too slow

  A day to think about the past and the future. Mount Rundle and looking back to the Banff Centre from below the Bow River bridge On the river bank Whyte Museum Ouja board Whyte family possessions model of a Japanese drum shop bear skull Small tool, ammonite and native american object(?) Walking back from

  orange leaf orange leaf orange leaf two aspen (Hoodoo Trail) where squirrels eat pine cones beaver chewing beaver chewing the river flows the same (flotsam) the river flows the same (flotsam) the river flows the same (flotsam) the river flows the same (flotsam) hmmm experiment

  Bow River Falls looking over the edge downwards from the photopoint The edge of the wet area is the PT boundary on the other side of the river crash corner opposite the photopoint Some shots closer to where a trail from the Banff Centre leads down to the Hoodoo Trail

  In the woods cold and clear walk over the zebra crossing at crash corner pedestrians at Crash Corner More shots of rocks from Surprise (crash) Corner flat plane of mud The boundary between two rock units that had higher radiation levels photopoint looking back to the hotel the other point where Charles talked crash

    crash corner   Looking down onto the Bow River Falls       down onto the falls   Somebody’s car   The rock that Charles talked about     commemorative bench overlooking Bow River      view from the bench across to the other bench     the road up to Crash Corner

  This business of not going out on your own is a bit surprising. It makes sound recording a problem. I had not factored in wildlife as a critical issue.   First snow actually at the Banff Centre.     view from my studio window    Cascade Mountain fully coated   footprints on the sculpture

  Fabulous meeting with Charles and his partner. Very productive recording session. Two helicopters were flying around Mt Rundall requiring a bit of patience.

  Female and juvenile elk on campus. We have been told not to disturb them. It is the rut and the male elks can be quite aggressive.  We have been told not to walk outside on our own.  

  Light comes out as we return walking back through the larch alpine grasses growing around lichen boulder Larch Valley larch Moraine Lake lower walk

  Lichen looking up to Sentinel Pass between Pinnacle Mt and Mt Temple Zig zag to the pass. Too snowy to walk. Mount Temple rock texture Pinnacle Mountain (etchings) The pinnacle on Mt Temple looking up to Sentinel Pass between Pinnacle Mt and Mt Temple this fabulous rock

  Pinnacle Mountain Larch Valley walk Stunning walk through a golden valley into light snowy ground. Limestone geology most evident. Moraine lake glacial turquoise. Some sound recording of wind through larches (30 seconds between voices nearby). 60 seconds of creaking tree. The guides were anxious to return and a stickler for groups of four. Last

  never did this