Day
26, September 7
Locations: Highway 93A; Athabasca River
Miles driven: 61
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I had the alarm set
for 6:35. The skies were clear when I went to bed around 11:00, but it
was completely overcast now. I did get to sleep in because of this which
I greatly enjoyed. I woke up around 10:00. There were a couple of patches
of blue that were visible through a thin fog layer and some sun was shining
through at 10:30.
I changed out eight film holders (minus one sheet). The sky was gradually opening up and it eventually became mostly sunny. I headed out around 11:50, and as I was driving down the Moab Lake Road, there was a wolf walking in the same direction. I had seen a couple others to this point, but this one was a lengthy viewing as he was in no hurry to run off in the forest.
At 2:18, I stopped at a pullout along 93A where I shaved, made a couple of sandwiches, and sat around for awhile as I was basically just waiting around for late afternoon and sunset. So, after doing basically nothing all day, at 4:30, I finally went and shot along the Athabasca River where there is an open view of the Endless Chain Ridge to the south. The sun would come out every now and again and light up some areas, which made for some nice imagery, and I had some cool skies and clouds at sunset. I went ahead and put up a number of similar shots below from the afternoon since I didn't have anything else from the day.
After sunset, I went to the Athabasca Falls parking lot and called my sister to wish her a happy birthday, but there was no answer. I headed further down the road closer to camp, where I would stay at the Moab Lake trailhead another night, and called her again from the Otto’s Cache Picnic Area. This time I was successful. The phone call ended at 9:43 and I headed back to camp, and after I arrived there, I snacked on apricots and almonds, which I opened up the first time while listening to some Matchbox Twenty. At 10:00, things were looking good for a sunrise, but how quickly that can change.
4:45
PM —
Endless Chain Ridge and the Athabasca River
6:58 PM
— Endless
Chain Ridge and the Athabasca River
7:56 PM
— Athabasca
River and some wonderful clouds
8:00 PM
— Athabasca
River
8:02 PM
— Athabasca
River
8:03 PM
— Endless
Chain Ridge and the Athabasca River
8:04
PM —
Athabasca River and Mt. Christie