Jasper, the little town in the big park; Arvin’s sheep
Posted on Jun 09, 2009 in selves
Arvin (Smokey) Hilworth has known Jasper and Jasper National Park for most of this century. Smokey was a locomotive engineer for Canadian National Railways until he retired in 1990. Since then he has wandered the hills of the park taking pictures of our wildlife.
Here is a sampling of his Bighorn Sheep shots.
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Smokey says that a good telephoto lens helps. |
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Even when resting, big, trophy males keep an eye on you. |
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King of all he surveys. |
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The long slanting rays of day’s end paint colours not to be believed. |
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