A Drive to Golden

On Sunday September 21st, Hailey and I headed out to Nordegg.  We checked out the golf course after we arrived, to see if we could squeeze in a round, but it was booked for a private tournament.  Instead we popped over to the lounge and had a beer and something to eat.  Later in the evening we sat around visiting until the wee hours.  I got up early on the morning of Monday September 22nd and hit the road.  This was the first morning of the season that I had to scrape my windshield, as the temperature dropped down to -2c overnight.

Hailey stayed behind at the cottage and slept in, and I headed for Golden.  I had pre-arranged to meet my friend Rob there.  He brought the film drying cabinet that I am selling for him, and when we connected we did the transfer to my truck.  Then we had lunch together at a local restaurant, and visited for a couple of hours.  Rob and I have been friends for at least 15 years.  I think back to some of the great times we had together.  We went on some extended photography road trips... to Utah twice, out to Vancouver Island, and numerous trips to the mountains and badlands.  Sadly Rob has given up photography and moved on to other interests, so we no longer have that in common.  But despite that, we have remained in touch and remained close friends.  We are hoping to get together sometime in the new year for an extended visit.

In the morning when I left it was not only cold, but I was on a schedule, so despite driving one of the most beautiful highways in the world, I didn't stop for any photographs.  By the time I made the return drive in the afternoon, the light wasn't as good, plus the wind had really picked up.  Traffic was really heavy and there were still a lot of tourists in the mountain parks.  So I didn't take the camera out of the truck on the way home either.

I drove past this old building in Field on both legs of my drive.  This is the old CP Rail Telegraph Building in the town of Field.  I shot this particular photograph in the very late fall of 2023 when I was on my way home from Vancouver Island with Arturo and Chris,  I'm still out at Nordegg as I write this, so I don't have access to any of my photography notes.  I'm really not sure of any of the technical information about this image... including film, development, lens, etc.  I thought I would include it here with this post as it fits the theme of my drive to Golden.