So much fun and it is just the beginning!
(PR)
"Idź w góry, a otrzymasz ich dobrą nowinę. Pokój Natury popłynie do ciebie tak jak światło słońca płynie ku drzewom. Wiatry wwieją w ciebie swoją świeżość, a burze dadzą ci swoją energię, podczas gdy troski (tego świata) odpadną od ciebie jak jesienne liście." John Muir (1838-1914), szkocko-amerykański naturalista i propagator tworzenia parków narodowych, współzałożyciel organizacji ekologicznej Sierra Club.
So much fun and it is just the beginning!
(PR)
2023-05-06
Our traditional Awards Ceremony this time took place in Emily Murphy Park. The weather was excellent, and so were the humors of the participants.
It was a bluebird day, and it turned out we called it a summer day. It was already 15 C in the morning. I thought the snow would turn into mush, and I knew we had already made a rookie mistake: we were too late. We should have started our climb at 6 AM and be back by noon or the latest, at 1 PM. We would have evaded high temperatures, hot sun, and wet and slushy snow. I even didn't think about avalanches, as I knew we would choose mellow slopes.
I also knew we would have fun. And we wouldn't need to worry about ticks and bears. It would be too much snow for both species :).
We departed for Maligne Lake at 9 AM and reached the Bald Hills trailhead at 10:25 AM. The drive was stunning. No clouds, blue skies, white peaks, and no cars made everything magical. I took quite a few photos and videos. Not recording it would be shameful; such beauty can only lift our spirits. Also, it was interesting to compare nature; 20 years ago, ten years ago, or at any given time, during which I was diligent in capturing the beauty.
Blue Mountains, Australia
video link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/7vfNvbjmp7I
"The Royal Treatment:
Exploring Sydney's Wild Side in Royal National Park"
video link :
https://youtube.com/shorts/Qylrx7KRE7Y
More videos from Australia on AR-point99 channel:
2023-04-02
The first place in the Category A - Barbara and Witold Krzymień Award - "People and the mountains" - and the winner of the Grand Prix for the Best Photo of 2022 - is this picture entitled "Determination" by Boris Bokov. This photo features Gosia Stróżyk and Barbara Walter scaling Big Bend in Banff National Park. Brave girls! Congratulations to the author for catching this epic effort!
To see the winners of other categories, click for more.