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Silver peaks in Naeroyfjord, Norway. Located in Aurland Municipality, Vestland County, Norway. Part of Geirangerfjord. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Near Flam, Norway
Naeroyfjord, Norway
Denali or Mount McKinley, Alaska, USA. Located in Denali National Park and Preserve. The highest peak in North America. Part of the Alaska Range.
Denali, Alaska, USA

                                                                           About Downriver and Uphill Images

My name is Jeff Prior. I am a Canadian who has travelled to some remarkable places around the globe. downriveranduphill.ca features landscapes and other outdoor images from the grandeur of Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Alaska, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, along with the vast waterways of Ontario's lakes and rivers. Also featured are images of historical interest from the Canadian Arctic and Greenland. The spectacular photograph of an iceberg on the coast of Greenland, and the photos of the Mould Bay Station were taken by my father in the early 1950s when he worked for the Geographical Branch of the Canadian Department of Mines and Resources. All other photos are my own work. While this site depicts some of my completed journeys, I hope these photos provide an inspiration for your future travels. 

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Milky Way over Hot Water Beach, New Zealand. Located on Te Rata Bay, Lake Tawawera, Rotorua, New Zealand. Take a shovel and dig your own hot tub on the beach. Near Cathedral Cove.
Milky Way, Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Keele River Valley,
Northwest Territories, Canada

Keele River Valley,
Northwest Territories, Canada

On canoe trip down Keele River, from the Selwyn Range in the Mackenzie Mountains to the Mackenzie River.
The view from a hike on the Keele River. On canoe trip down Keele River, from the Selwyn Range in the Mackenzie Mountains to the Mackenzie River.
Keele River Valley,
Northwest Territories, Canada
Keele River Valley,
Northwest Territories, Canada
The Trolls rock structures near Black Sand Beach, Iceland

Iceland:
The Land
of Fire
and Ice

The Trolls, Reynisfjara, Iceland
Icebergs in Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. Part of Vatnajokull National Park
Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Iceland
Perhaps the most photographed site in Iceland. This site was know as Arrowhead Mountain in Game of Thrones. Near town of Grundarfjordur. A two-hour drive from Reykjavik.
Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellsfoss, Snaefellsness Peninsula, Iceland
The Remarkables, Near Queenstown, New Zealand

Rock
and
Ice

Norway: Homeland of theVikings

Viking ship head overlooking Norwegian mountains.
Largest Viking longhouse ever discovered. At the village of Borg, near Bostad, Vestvagoy Municipality, Norway.
Viking Longhouse, Lofoten, Norway
Snohetta in Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. The highest mountain outside of the Jotunheimen Range. The 24th highest peak in Norway.
Snohetta, Dovrefjell Range, Norway
Roadside on way to Bodo, Norway
Near Dalen, Norway
Near Dalen, Norway
On the Road to Bodo, Norway
Near Hamnoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. The Lofoten archipelago is located above the Arctic Circle. Since the age of the Vikings, Lofoten has maintained a connection to fishing.
Lofoten Islands, Norway
Hamnoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Lofoten Islands, Norway
Roadside on way to Bodo, Norway. Crystalline reflection of a rock face in the lake beside it.
On the Road to Bodo, Norway
In Hardangervidda, Norway. This is a large plateau in southern central Norway. The counties of Telemark (known as the birthplace of skiing) and Vestland are found here.
Hardangervidda, Norway
Tundra in Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. Muskox may be found in this range. Oppdal is a popular starting point for muskox safaris.
Dovrefjell National Park, Norway
Sun, water and stone meet on the hike to Briksdalbreen Glacier. This is an arm of the Jostedalsbreen Glacier. Located in Stryn Municipality, Vestland County, Norway.
On the Path to Briksdalsbreen Glacier, Norway
Tundra in Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. Muskox may be found in this range. Oppdal is a popular starting point for muskox safaris.
​Dovrefjell National Park, Norway
Tundra in Dovrefjell National Park, Norway
Dovrefjell National Park, Norway
On Pulpit Rock or Preikestolen, Norway. In the Municipality of Strand in Rogaland County. Pulpit Rock was a featured location in Mission: Impossible - Fallout, as well as in the series Vikings. Overlooking Lysefjord.
Preikestolen, Norway
Peak identifier in Hardangervidda, Norway
Hardangervidda, Norway

Aotearoa:
New Zealand:
The Land
of the
Long White Cloud

Tawhai Falls and Gollum's Pool, featured in Lord Of the Rings - Frodo and Faramir capure Gollum here.
Gollum's Pool, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Milky Way over Hot Water Beach, New Zealand. Located on Te Rata Bay, Lake Tawawera, Rotorua, New Zealand
Hot Water Beach, Coromandel, New Zealand
The Remarkables, Near Queenstown, New Zealand. At the southern shore of Lake Wakatipu
The Remarkables, New Zealand
The Remarkables, Near Queenstown, New Zealand

Sand, Stone and Shore

Fur seal sunning near Kaikoura, New Zealand. Kaikoura is in Canterbury District, not far from Christchurch
Fur Seal,
Kaikoura Seal Colony,
Point Kean, New Zealand
Fur seal sunning on shore near Kaikoura,, Canterbury District, New Zealand
Fur Seal, Kaikoura Seal Colony, Point Kean, New Zealand
Red-billed gulls at Katiki on southern edge of Moeraki Peninsula, New Zealand
Red-billed Gulls, Katiki Point, New Zealand
Cormorants or pied shags, on Point Kean Seal Sanctuary Walk, New Zealand
Shags, Point Kean, New Zealand,
Red-billed gull in flight, New Zealand. Also known as tarapunga or mackerel gull.

The Canadian North

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The Keele River Valley, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Keele River Valley, Northwest Territories

FallingWater

Canoe trip on rapids on Coulonge River. Located in the Ottawa Valley. One of the Three Sisters rivers - along with the Noire and the Dumoine Rivers
Riviere Coulonge, Quebec, Canada
Riviere Coulonge, Quebec, Canada
Following the Utla River in Utladalen, Norway
Utladalen, Norway
Voringfossen in Eidfjord, at top of Mabodalen Valley, Norway
Voringfossen, Norway
Voringfossen in Eidfjord, at top of Mabodalen Valley, Norway
Voringfossen, Norway
A multi-level bridal-veil falls
Tvindfossen, Norway
Waterfall in Utladalen region, Norway
Odnesfossen, Norway

On the Lakes and Rivers of
         Ontario and Quebec

Northern Leopard Frog frog on portage trail on canoe trip, Massassauga Provincial Park, Ontario
Meadowhawk dragonfly on canoe trip in Ontario
Meadowhawk Dragonfly
Frogs on portage trail
Frogs on portage trail

The HumanWorld

In Utladalen, a picturesque valley of the turquoise Utla River, Norway
Hut, Utladalen, Norway
Rose window in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway
Medieval stave church - Gol, Norway
Borgund Stave Church, Norway

      The Canadian Arctic and Greenland, From a Bygone Era

Greenlandic iceberg 1950s
Iceberg, Coast of Greenland, 1952
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