Hank Vlietstra

I have this same handle on most platforms, FlatlanderHank. Landscape-photos, Weather-watcher, Science-stories. Hiker, Backcountry explorer, SK Family-man.

[Hank Vlietstra @FlatlanderHank]

#BearCub
1:40PM October 3rd, near Saskatchewan’s Peck Lake

#BlackBear

I never did see the Mom…. 😬

[Mike Farnworth @mikefarnworthbc]

The new wildlife overpass south of Radium is already helping protect one of the region’s last viable bighorn sheep herds while making the highway safer for everyone travelling through the area. @TranBC

Read More: https://t.co/YsQEdzoDsa

[Jenna Dixon @jennadixonphoto]

It is official ✨Freedom To Ascend has been selected as the next https://t.co/HZNFAYCTWW Meme Card 🤗

I am completely over the moon!!

Over the past weeks, I've watched Freedom To Ascend travel far beyond anything I imagined when I first created it.

Every vote, message, conversation, and show of support helped carry it forward.

As someone who spends much of her time in the mountains, I've always believed that the most meaningful summits are rarely reached alone. This feels no different.

To everyone who supported the piece, thank you for believing in the vision and helping bring it to this moment 🙏

We climb without permission!

We are the signal ✨

[Eric Bleicher @EBleicher]

Good morning

[𝔬𝔯𝔭𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔢𝔡𝔰𝔨𝔶 @orphanedsky]

Banff Avenue.

[Shane R Muckey @ShaneMuckey]

Chased discrete lp supercells all day, ended up in Montana at dark only to have those storms fizzle for sunset. Seen lots of dangly things near montana but no tornado's i think.

Took a 1 hour break to shoot a mountain near Sturgis, got some great shots but wanted one hitting this side of the mountain.

First time ever in South Dakota or Montana, i like it.

[Braydon Morisseau @BraydonMoreSo]

Storm southwest of Marchand, Manitoba #mbstorm

[AustraliaSkynWeather @AUSSKY]

Rotating supercell. Excellent view of funnel and rotating wallcloud. North of Huron, SD 3rd June 2026

[Ben Williams @ben_williams_wx]

Incredible views here on the Missouri River near Dixon, SD! I can smell the pines!

[Mike Parsons @mikep_lbi]

Dirt that is thousands of years old (or more) all the way from Greenland.

[Ken James @openshutter21]

This is another one from way back, this time when I was just starting to learn how to shoot in raw on my Note 20. I was just figuring out shutter speed, ISO, and aperture.

[Tanner Charles 🌪 @TannerChasing]

One of the best sunset shelf clouds I’ve seen in years! Freakin incredible. Near White Lake, SD #sdwx

[Kilian Schönberger @Schoenberger_K]

The Missing One
After Bark Beetle
Bavaria, Germany

#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #fog

[MontanaImages @MontanaImgs]

Spring sunrise, Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Montana

[𝔣𝓇𝓪𝐧ｋ ᖇ乇𝓐г𝕕𝐎𝐍 Ƥʰᵒᵗ𝕆𝐬 @FrankReardon1]

Flying over Hudson's Bay #Nunavut on JUN.3.2026 via @CanadianNorth #ShareYourWeather

[Karm Sumal @KarmSumal]

The amount of social media exposure this has gotten already is well worth the expense of it. Kudos to Vancouver for this move

[Hunte☈ Fowkes @StrmchsrHunterF]

Backside of the Mesocyclonic occlusion and rain wrapped tornado that occurred near New Written, SD.

That was an extremely intense experience with a really fun and chaotic tornado.

With @tknep3

[Braydon Morisseau @BraydonMoreSo]

Gorgeous structure northwest of Woodridge, Manitoba! #mbstorm

[Don Pettit @astro_Pettit]

The lights of civilization meet the lights of our final frontier

[Ben Steiner @BenSteiner00]

The world is going to fall in love with Vancouver this summer, as it always does when there’s drone shots of the city and surroundings.

The Science World Trionda and Canada flag make it even better.

10 days until Vancouver’s first game.