Winter in Winnipeg can be cold. Quite cold, especially in January. That’s why when things are a little milder its always good to get out with the camera and try and take in some of the familiar terrain from different perspectives. That’s what I did this past weekend getting out to Assiniboine Park.

We’d had a little dusting of snow and the weather was mild, so off I went.

Fall was short this year. It got cold quick and that combined with some real windy days took care of most of the autumn leaves. I was able to get out a little bit over the past couple weeks to grab some shots though. Maybe the last outdoors ones for a while. Welcome winter!

I just got back this week from a few days out at the Experimental Lakes Area for some R&R and a canoe trip with my buddy Mark. Its a government research area consisting of about 60 lakes in southern Ontario. I had a good visit with the family and did a couple days canoe trip with Mark portaging across 3 lakes. That was quite the adventure carrying everything we needed on our backs, but it was a fantastic time.

With some time off we headed to clear lake for a few days camping. I was disappointed not to see much in the way of wildlife apart from the bear that hung around the campsite for a couple days. The bugs were terrible and it rained a bit but overall it was a great break and was able to grab a few shots.

Time for some needed R&R. I took a trip out to the Whiteshell yesterday and hiked MgGillvary Falls. It was a beautiful hike, and only saw 2 other people the whole time out there. It wasn’t what I would call an easy walk carying my camera gear, but manageable, and the weather complied which was great!

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