Driving west in early January can be difficult, especially when it comes to finding photo opportunities. Winter weather in itself, with its cold, wind, snow, poses a challenge.

This was a quick stop in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. No, we did not spend the night here.

Jan 19-1

In South Dakota, we made a quick detour through Badlands National Park. I did make a number of photos, but short winter days and a heavy cloud on the west horizon put an end to my photography there.

Jan 19-2

We spent one day in Yellowstone National Park. The following photo was made at sunrise on the drive between Livingston and Gardiner, Montana.

Jan 19-3

Yellowstone had very little snow making landscape photography opportunities rare. The day was slow, but we eventually had some good wildlife encounters.

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The image below was made near Lethbridge, Alberta.

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A morning in Banff National Park yielded some interesting photo opportunities, as in these images.

Jan 19-8 Jan 19-9 Jan 19-10 Castle Mountain and the Bow River.

A hazard of winter travel through the mountains can be delays to allow for snow removal, as illustrated in this photo along the Trans-Canada Highway in Glacier National Park, British Columbia.

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