Lady Moraine

nobody@flickr.com (Ar'alani) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:38:56 -0800

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Everyone who knows me with some amount of familiarity knows just how much I love Banff. And Louise and Moraine, my two beautiful lakes. I suppose it's a deep-seated infatuation that has become a vocal part of my personality. There is just something that has snagged me to the point where all I want to do is be and explore and breathe and walk all things Banff. I want to learn the park, learn its hideouts, it's beautiful corners, its unturned stones, and become part of it myself. I feel I barely know it, and yet, it is such a part of my physical consciousness that I know we will spend more time together. Banff seems to understand my adventurer's spirit, and takes good care of it.

Lake Moraine is shocking. I always visit here before almost anywhere else in the park, partially because I want to make sure my mind is ready to be completely blown by the size of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. You drive up a windy road, and suddenly become dwarfed by these beautiful mountains. Despite the altitude and the embarrassing huffypuffy sea-level-dwelling-monkey mess I become, I run from the car and pelt up the hill to the viewpoint to say hello. She's like a long-lost friend, and I never know what mood she'll be showing me that day.

This particular night, it was supposed to rain and be awful. Never trust the weatherman. ;-)

From the same night, no ND filter.

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Dreaming of Yoho

nobody@flickr.com (Ar'alani) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:14:24 -0800

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Yoho National Park. Quiet, picturesque, full of all the things that make the Canadian Rockies spectacular. Where you long to be when you're having a bad day, or just want a long walk that might involve a waterfall, a river, some amazing mountains, a river, and some mind-blowing landscapes.

I love you, Yoho Valley. We'll meet again soon.

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Lady Moraine

Dreaming of Yoho