Nelsonites Lucas Jmieff and Ginia Hayward, owners and operators of Kootenay Kalendars, have released their third local interest outdoor adventure calendar, titled Off the Beaten Path 2012. The quality gift calendar is a “mountain mixture” of spectacular landscape photographs complemented with outdoor adventure.
“We wanted to inspire people with our calendar images,” said Jmieff, a professional photographer, “so we sought out the most amazing landscapes of the Kootenays and added adventure to the photographs. It really helps people imagine themselves in a photograph when there is a human element to it.”
The calendar cover shot features a hiker wrapped in a Canadian flag taking in a view of the teal-coloured and aptly named Lake of the Hanging Glacier, one of the most scenic and pristine wilderness areas of the entire Kootenay region, and also the inspiration for the local bumper sticker “Jumbo Wild”.
Beyond the cover, Off the Beaten Path is a 14-month backcountry extravaganza, showcasing imagery from destinations including Monica Meadows, Valhalla Provincial Park, Jumbo Pass, Wilson Falls, Idaho Peak and the Whitewater backcountry. A slideshow of the calendar can be viewed online at www.kootenaykalendars.ca.
Off the Beaten Path 2012 calendars are available at Black Bear Books in Creston.
— KOOTENAY KALENDARS