Embers in the Sky

Embers in the sky
Fueled by the smoke
Of distant fire
Ignited by a dying sun

Fire Smoke
Twilight
The Columbia River
Revelstoke
British Columbia, Canada

Taken during travels, last night, 2017

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Sheri @trail2peaktheadventurouspath on August 13, 2017 at 7:23 am
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The smoke here has been quite something, recently. It makes for great sunset photos… and for feeling like sunset in the middle of the afternoon!

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  Patrick Jennings on August 13, 2017 at 9:29 am
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  Yep. Safe to say, smoke has dominated my photography on this trip. Some exquisite beauty in it, when the smoke does not completely obscure the scene.
  
  I arrived back in Banff yesterday afternoon, and once again smoke obscured the valley walls. Today it’s a little better, and blue sky and clouds are visible through the haze. But…. more coming over the next couple of days, it seems: Western Canada Smoke Forecast
  
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    Sheri @trail2peaktheadventurouspath on August 14, 2017 at 8:15 pm
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    Where do you plan to go? What do you plan to do in the Banff area? Need any tips or advice?
    
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      Patrick Jennings on August 14, 2017 at 10:45 pm
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      Oh, thanks for the offer. I got tired of playing cat and mouse with the smoke, and though I was toying with other options, came back home.
      
      During the drive, discovered I may have some bed bug bites, picked up either at the hostel or the cheap hotel I stayed in a few days ago… so now dealing with that thorny issue. 😦
      
      It’s nice to hope nothing got into my stuff, but I’m not taking *any* chances with that unpleasantness. Plastic bagging everything in the car then will wash and dry with the hottest settings possible, just in case.
      
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        Sheri @trail2peaktheadventurouspath on August 15, 2017 at 5:42 am
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        That’s an unfortunate souvenir of your trip! Sorry to hear that.
        
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        Patrick Jennings on August 15, 2017 at 10:39 am
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        Heh. Yes, it is. 😦 Thanks. =)
        
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        Patrick Jennings on August 15, 2017 at 5:50 pm
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        Ooops. Not bed bugs. Good.
        
        Shingles. Not so good.
        
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        Sheri @trail2peaktheadventurouspath on August 15, 2017 at 9:07 pm
        
        Oh…. my hubby had shingles a few years ago. Darn that chickenpox virus! Get the vaccine in one year after your healed up or you’re bound to get it again. And it will be more painful, round 2. Heal well.
        
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        Patrick Jennings on August 15, 2017 at 11:31 pm
        
        Thanks. And you’re the second person with a partner whose had it, and suggests the vaccine to prevent recurrences.
        
        Definitely wishing I’d made the effort to do that before. =)
        
        So anyone reading this whose had chicken pox, but not the vaccine for shingles, get the vaccine now. You really don’t want to go through this illness.
        
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