Heading from Kamloops to Cinnamon campsite just west of Lilloet BC.
Grilled meat on the campfire. The real reason I like to sleep in a tent.
Leif attempts to photographically express the beauty of nature and daftness of the man made environment outside Kamloops BC.
We camped directly next to the fence of the RV storage yard and within the constant noise of the highway.
Riverside Park in Kamloops BC.
For some reason I gravitate towards a cold eye on the man made environment inspired by the New Topographics movement in 1970’s photography. I feel that the images are kind of sarcastic and critical of human behaviour, though it may not come though in the final photo.
“Concession” New Topographical Photography in Kamloops BC
Careful when swimming in the Thompson River, Kamloops BC
Kamloops City Hal
Mid Century modern architecture in Kamloops BC
Old Kamloops Courthouse; built 1909-1911
Saint Andrews on the Square, Kamloops BC
Thrift Shopping in Kamloops BC
Kamloops Old Firehall #1. Built 1935.
Sort of Art Deco? 1935 designed Kamloops Old Firehall
Kamloops foot bridge
Rattlesnake and Coyote territory just West of Kamloops. Near Savona.
Railway snaking along the north edge of Kamloops Lake. 600mm lens
In July 2017 there was a forest fire near the Hat Creek Ranch on highway #99
Highway 99 forest fire, Summer 2017
10 months after the forest fire
I was mesmerized by the aftermath of the forest fire. Some trees had been utterly burned to the ground and others were only killed but the needles had not been ignited. How can that be?!