Northern Lights Over Southern Alberta

In the early hours of Thursday morning the aurora was painting the sky in streaks of green, purple, and red. I drove just north of Suffield, Alberta where the lack of light pollution resulted in some incredibly clear views of the northern lights. Unlike last month's sighting, this display was much more colourful and was the first time I'd ever seen the streaks of red in person. 

With the popularity of these recent northern lights posts on Instagram I've been asked numerous times how I get my info. There are numerous apps and websites, but I've found this aurora forecast to be fairly accurate and a great way to gauge aurora activity in the area.

 

Aurora Over the Cypress Hills in Alberta

I don't think I've ever seen a sky like this so far south, but last night (or earlier this morning - I haven't made it to bed yet) the aurora was dancing above Cypress Hills Provincial Park (the Alberta side) in brilliant, luminous shades of emerald.

I had no intention of spontaneously driving out to the middle of nowhere, but I also wasn't expecting so many "are you going to capture the aurora tonight?" messages after the sun went down. Thank you to all those following the Editing Luke socials for the unexpected push as I would've been sleeping otherwise. It was unreal to witness this sky last night.

Wonderland at The Bow in Calgary, Alberta

Unveiled in 2013, Wonderland is a giant mesh head sculpture that sits in front of The Bow tower in downtown Calgary, Alberta. Created by Spanish artist, Jaume Plensa this installation quickly became a recognized landmark and popular photo spot within Calgary's core. 

Getting Lost in a Lethbridge Corn Maze

Located just north of Coalhurst, near Lethbridge, Alberta, you'll find the Lethbridge Corn Maze. Complete with goats, sunflowers, and plenty of photo ops, this massive corn field features some impressively mapped out mazes to intentionally get lost in. The Lethbridge Corn Maze is really well done and makes for a fun and memorable autumn afternoon excursion.

Galt Museum in Lethbridge, Alberta

A few visuals from a visit to the Galt Museum in Lethbridge, Alberta.

A Sunset in Waterton Lakes National Park

Just a few visual updates to the Around Alberta archives at Waterton Lakes National Park, including this previously unpublished shot of a moody sunset over the Prince of Wales Hotel.

Close Encounters of the Calgary Kind

As I continue experimenting with ways of capturing night skies and landmarks together, I wanted to quickly share a new image featuring the Calgary Tower in downtown Calgary, Alberta.

This latest shot was inspired by several other night sky releases over the last few months. 

Just a couple weeks ago I sold out of 25 limited edition prints of 'Infinite Red' featuring the Saamis Teepee in Medicine Hat (as part of my Hometown Series). Undeniably there's still a lot of room to play here as I look to round out some of my professional travel libraries in 2021.