Canada

Skydiving in Golden

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I went skydiving from 13,000 feet above beautiful Golden in BC! I jumped out of an airplane and soared downward through the clouds. It was surreal looking up to see the plane getting smaller and then disappear with the Rocky Mountains all around me. After 45 seconds of free fall, the parachute was deployed, allowing me to perform turns and appreciate the views.

Since it was my first time, this was a tandem skydive with an instructor attached. He guided me the entire time, including how to prepare for landing on the ground safely.

I hope you enjoy the photos and the video I edited together (also on YouTube).

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Calgary

Biking one of Canada’s largest urban parks

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Fish Creek Provincial Park is the second largest urban park in Canada, and is contained entirely within the city of Calgary on the south side. It used to span the width of the city, but the city has since sprawled around it.

On bicycle, I can reach the park boundaries in just over an hour. I’ve been making the trip regularly since last summer, and can do so by staying mostly on paved pathways away from cars. This park is a key part of several 100 kilometre bike rides that I’ve done.

It’s now time to share some of my favourite photos!

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Canada

Dinosaur Provincial Park

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Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO world heritage site located east of Calgary. It is known for its badlands topography and dinosaur fossils.

Like the Rocky Mountains and so many other attractions in Alberta, Dinosaur Provincial Park is a great place for natural landscape photography. It would be cool to view this park during various weather conditions, although the length of the drive prevents it from being a spur of the moment decision. Weather conditions, especially the best ones for photography, can change so rapidly.

Drumheller, which is actually a couple hours away, looks similar in places and is also known for dinosaurs.

I’d like to share my favourite photos from the visit. Enjoy!

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