by janecanapini | Aug 29, 2019 | Art, Nature & Wildlife, Ontario
The impressionist paintings of Canada’s Group of Seven artists may be familiar to many of us in Canada (and many more of us now, thanks to actor Steve Martin’s high-profile interest in Lawren Harris.) But it’s only when you see the landscapes that inspired those evocative paintings that you can truly appreciate how these artists were able to capture the unique beauty found in certain places in Canada. One of those places is Killarney Provincial Park, in northeastern Ontario, and after doing 3 Killarney hikes with truly inspiring views, Henk and I were even more impressed with this Park’s beauty.
by janecanapini | Aug 22, 2019 | Nature & Wildlife, Ontario, Photography
On August 14, 2003 the lights went out over half of North America in a massive power outage that left 50 million people without electricity. In cities like Toronto, people found themselves struggling to cope in an urban environment suddenly stripped of all power. But...
by janecanapini | Jun 27, 2019 | California, Nature & Wildlife, United States
Death Valley. Its name conjures up visions of sun-bleached cow skulls, rattlesnakes and desolate ribbons of asphalt shimmering in the desert heat. But while these images are not far removed from reality, especially in the Great Basin, which holds the unflattering...
by janecanapini | Sep 27, 2018 | Adventure, Nature & Wildlife, Yukon
There’s something about Tombstone Territorial Park in Canada’s Yukon that speaks to the adventurer in everyone. Perhaps it is the fact that the only road through the Park is the infamous Dempster Highway with a reputation for intimidating even the most seasoned of...