June 25, 2009
we were standing, standing by peaceful waters*

Oh, Banff. How I loved you. Your mountains! Your lakes! Your forests! Your colorful money and your lack of Internet access!

(The view about halfway up the hike between Lakes Louise and Agnes. This is Louise.)

Frankly, I am not thrilled to be back home. After this:

(The Devil’s Gap, view from boat on Lake Minnewanka)

Or these:

(Bighorn sheep at Lake Minnewanka)

But I am, and I will deal with it. Meanwhile I want to see your pictures of nature from your summer travels or local adventures, okay? Okay.

*Of course when hiking from Lake Louise to Lake Agnes, I could not get John Prine’s song, “Lake Marie,” out of my head. (And the wind was blowing, especially through my hair.)

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7 comments for this post

  • Gordon | June 25, 2009 | 8:44 am

    Amazing photos! I like the sheep.

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  • kickpleat | June 25, 2009 | 9:34 am

    Your photos are lovely! I spent a very short afternoon at Lake Louise and it took my breath away. Man, I really need a vacation soon.

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  • Anne Bowen | June 25, 2009 | 5:32 pm

    Thanks for the gorgeous photos. I love that place and I love John Prine, too!

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  • Shari | June 25, 2009 | 7:44 pm

    It’s so beautiful around Banff! Glad you enjoyed it.

    Here are nature pics from one of my “local adventures”: http://tinyurl.com/ntqnmb ;)

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  • Sara | June 25, 2009 | 8:09 pm

    Gorgeous, Shari! You and kickpleat live in such a beautiful country.

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  • Suzette Saxton | June 27, 2009 | 1:30 am

    Amazing pics – Lake Louise is so turquoise and almost chalky looking. I’ve never seen the like.

    And speaking of not being able to get a song out of one’s head, I’ve been reading Story of a Girl poolside (kiddies in swim lessons) and then hearing “This is the story of a girl, who cried a river and drowned the whole world…” in my head for the rest of the day. I sing it aloud, which drives the kids nuts because A) I can’t sing and B) I only know the first part of the song, so they hear it over and over.

    I just want to say that the book is stunning – as in STUNNING! So beautifully crafted that I’m reading it as slowly as I can to prolong the enjoyment. ;)

    Can’t wait to read your other books!

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  • Sara | June 27, 2009 | 9:20 am

    The color of Lake Louise was explained to us, and I’m sure I’m going to get it wrong, but it’s something like: the particular kind of sediment from the mountains around it absorbs (or relfects?) all colors but turquoise.

    Thanks for the kind words re Story!

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