Girls and their horses

First Place Winner

This photo earned me first place at the 2006 Atco Photographic Awards for the Human Interest catagory. They were open to all of the weekly papers in Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Breaking Wind

The winds in Pincher Creek reached 160 km/h. This empty cattle liner was blown right off the road and I was almost blown over taking the photo. Many trailers were flipped, a plane had an emergency landing and ashes in a metal garbage can were blown to a wood pile that caused a house fire.

Poppy seeds, football and more

The Hutterites invited me to go to the garden as they collected poppy seeds for their baking. They cut the poppy heads off the plants and let them dry in the sun and then they cut them open and pour out the seeds. They gathered enough seeds to fill a barrel and will last the colony five years.


Denise looks at some resumes for her restaurant. She is moving to a location three times the size of her old one and will need to expand her staff.


This was the first season volleyball game between Mathew Halton High School and St. Michaels School in Pincher Creek for their Junior Varsity teams. St. Michaels won all three sets.


This was the first day for the woman's bowling league.


Saturday was the first season game for Pincher Creek Mustangs against the Lethbridge Bulldogs.

Hutterites in the Garden

A few kilometers from the Colony is where the Pincher Creek Hutterite Colony have their garden. They jar most of the food so they can use it over the winter. If they have too much they sell the vegetables in town. Pincher Creek is only 3 kilometers from the colony.
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Rosa Gross, a member of the colony said: "We are not afraid to try new recipes." The Hutterites cook all types of food from western to Chinese.

Pincher Creek Pro Rodeo

Dustin Thomson - Saddle Bronc


Clem Lowry - Bull Riding


Jordan Hoff- Steer Wrestling


Dusty Lavalley -Bareback


Dustin Flundra - Saddle Bronc

Tales from the Crypt Lake-A day in the life of Brett Beadle

Brett and I went on the 16 Km Crypt Lake hike in Waterton. He said it was voted Best Hike in Canada for National Geographic in '81. Crypt Lake is at the top of the mountain and it was a 3.5 hour hike to the top.



To get to the trail we had to take a boat across the lake and this is where Brett began shooting for his soundslide that will probaly end up on his blog.



The beginning of the hike was all up hill and Brett was the leader.



I was trying to shoot Brett taking a shot, but he saw me in the reflection of his LCD screen, so my attempt was ruined.



Brett enjoys a ham and cheese sandwich that I packed for our lunches. I think at this point he might have been a little annoyed of my telephoto in his face.



At the top of the mountain we had to walk on the narrow path to a tunnel that we had to walk with a crouch through.



Here is view from the steep mountain side. The lake was only a few minutes from here.



Brett found the lake and a stick and toured around the lake and took photos of people fishing. I was too tired to participate and just wondered where he got his energy. This is where I ate my sandwich.



This was the only photo that I ever took of Brett where I was in front, probaly because we were on our way down.