The amazing beauty of nature and the lessons and peace it can bring never cease to amaze me as we travel through the north. With our home on our back, everywhere we stop we feel right at home and with four wheel drive and our Northern Lite that can be just about anywhere we want to be.
Always at home
Time Northern Lite kicked in for some gas money or something as I keep raving about our rig, but we do love the freedom it provides. Especially now as we find a whole new group who are trying out the RV lifestyle and are pre-booking just about every campsite possible, some even show up. With the mobility of the truck camper we can get spots a lot of units cannot get to or cannot fit into as we travel. To me retirement is not living by the clock or schedule to have to be somewhere at a certain time, been there done that…no more.
Home is where we park it, this time in a nicely groomed campsite complete with table and fire pit.
Besides the truck and camper another must for me is my trusty old 2013 model OMD Olympus digital camera, with one lens. A great little light travel camera. Gone are the days of big bulky cameras, dozens of lenses and filters and gadgets, I’m too old to carry all that stuff which is seldom used. Little is more as I can have my camera with me all the time, the best images I have witnessed is when I do not have my camera with me. The camera helps me focus and see the amazing beauty in nature I would otherwise walk right by and not even stop for a moment.
One of the main reasons for this blog is to be able to share those images with others who can appreciate them. They are far from National Geographic quality images and appear much more beautiful to my eye, but I have captured that moment in time as is. They also allow me months after while trying to catch up on my blog the chance to enjoy them and the memories all over again…bonus.
Hope you enjoy these as much as I did photographing them.
A person really has to learn what mushrooms are edible as there are every type in nature.A squirrel is a common visitor to our campsite.Amazing beauty of nature and light, this says it all.Amazing sky reflected in the water.Light, trees and water are a beautiful combination as the sun sets.Unique sunsets, everyone different, never to be captured the same, just frozen in time.Looking away from the sunset has its own beauty.I have photographed sunsets from this exact spot for over 20 years and do not have one the same.Another favorite evening gathering spot for photographers at the Narrows.A bull Elk common in Prince Albert National Park allows us to share his home if we leave it clean and the way we found it.Love these signs. Usually means it going to be a whole less crowded.Fall is coming bringing an amazing beauty to the Spruce River, a stop while leaving PANP.Smoke in the air from forest fires adds a unique glow to the sunset.Hard to tell if this is sky or water but it’s actually reflections of a smoky sunset in the water.Not sure what this fellows name is but has a bit of an injury which is why he allowed us so close in the canoe.Shorelines are home to thousands of birds so let’s keep their home free of garbage, fish line etc.Just plain peaceful no wonder we sleep so good in the RV.Northern sunsets while camping time well spent on the trail.Big old birch, love the way the light shows its beauty.Light and darkness shorelines divided by the light.There is a storm coming. Not all is sunshine on the road, but the beauty remains.Another common camp visitor the Grey Jay or Whiskey Jack looking for handouts. We do wildlife harm by feeding them our junk food.A forest fire sunset in the north.Natures amazing beauty highlighting many varieties of mushrooms.This spruce grouse checked us out to see who was making the noise while his partner was getting some rest.The forest floor supports many different forms of plants and food for its inhabitants, we leave it undisturbed.Light and shadows is this photographer’s favourite medium.The forest provides for its’ full time residents with berries and more.The dying make way for the new growth, just loved this image. The light provided to make it special.The lake purging itself of unwanted material.Let’s take a walk, just slow down and enjoy nature. It settles the soul.Just plain natural, no pavement or concrete here.Sometimes being a tree in the forest is hard.You can see the “quiet”.When I grow up I will be big and strong.Love the light and colour.Amazing beauty of nature is everywhere if we take the time to look.A sign of fall on its way has its own beauty.Love the colour in its natural setting. I’m a sucker for sunsets.The sunset lights the way for an amazing evening hike.Just the way God planned it to be. Glad we preserved it for you and me to enjoy, let’s keep it that way.
If you have made it this far you are probably one who can enjoy the amazing beauty of nature, we just have to take time to notice. As a wanna be photographer I love the light.
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Coming up in my next posts a feature on my camp kitchen, Narrow Hills Provincial Park, my solo trip north to discover not so common lakes and rough trails as well as our final fall camping trip. It appears our trip to Arizona is now off so some winter camping and travelling is in the works. A good chance to give my DC to DC charger a work out. (see post DC to DC charger install).
Hope to see you all down the road. Look for the NL and the western hat….Gerry and Charlotte
Thanks for sharing your adventures
your welcome hopefully more to come