{"id":16994,"date":"2023-07-01T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T22:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=16994"},"modified":"2023-07-01T18:18:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T22:18:36","slug":"western-canada-here-i-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=16994","title":{"rendered":"Western Canada, Here I Come!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CanadaGear.jpg?resize=300%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CanadaGear.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CanadaGear.jpg?resize=150%2C91&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CanadaGear.jpg?resize=492%2C300&amp;ssl=1 492w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CanadaGear.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I set off for a trip of a lifetime.  While I have been to Western Canada before, my trips there have been for work.  In-and-out.<\/p>\n<p>This time, I am going on a photo adventure.<\/p>\n<p>My trip begins in Vancouver, then I will &#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230; board a train to ride through Kamloops to arrive in the town of Jasper in the Rockies.<\/p>\n<p>I have hired a professional photographer tour guide to take me on two adventures in the wilds of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LakeLouise.jpg?resize=300%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LakeLouise.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LakeLouise.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LakeLouise.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Then I will make my way to Lake Louise, one of the most scenic areas in Canada.  I have also hired another pro to take me on a sunrise photo tour.<\/p>\n<p>Three days in Lake Louise will see me really put my great camera (a real one, not a sillyphone) to use.<\/p>\n<p>From Lake Louise, I will go to Banff where the same pro photographer will take me on yet another sunrise photo tour.<\/p>\n<p>Three days in Banff National Park will find me exploring quite a bit.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CalgaryStampede.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CalgaryStampede.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CalgaryStampede.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CalgaryStampede.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I will end my tour in Calgary.  A buddy will meet me there and we&#8217;ll attend two days and one night to watch the Calgary Stampede!  Oh yeah!  Gimme some cowboys!<\/p>\n<p>Unless I get swept outta my Ariat boots (winner of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=16983\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boot dilemma<\/a>&#8221; contest) by a hot Calgary Cowboy, I guess I will return to my home in Maryland two weeks hence.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to processing zillions of photos and enjoy the results of my work.<\/p>\n<p>Life is short: live forward with grace and persistence!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I set off for a trip of a lifetime. While I have been to Western Canada before, my trips there have been for work. In-and-out. This time, I am going on a photo adventure. 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