"There is a waterfall in every dream. Cool and crystal clear. It falls gently on the sleeper,clensing the mind and soothing the soul..."
-Virginia Alison
Elk falls would no doubt have a bit of snow right now, but very slippery on the trails.
These were taken in early January.
When the falls were not surrounded by people.
And the pool still made foam in the chill air.
I think the best part of the falls, is the mist........
And fog that slides into the valleys.
“Not a hundred feet away the river roared over a cliff's-edge, and we weren't really leaves, even if I'd been careful to forget that.” ― Naomi Novik, Uprooted
Light, fog, mist. Almost better than the falls.
Then the creeping green carpet that is everywhere in the rain forest.
No wonder film makers want to film here.
"Look with open eyes and you will see the beauty of the waterfall..." -Anthony T. Hincks
Shaded trails with the waterfall carousing down into its pool......
Amazing to realize there are two dams upstream...
Amazing to curb to urge to jump into the water.
Amazing to think of the danger on the rocks. And still as amazing to see how beautiful it is in all seasons.
“We made our way to the very edge of the cliff and looked down. We could hear the water dashing, splashing and roaring as if angry at the small space through which it was forced to pass.” ― Sallie Hester, Diary of Sallie Hester
Photographs 2019
“Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.” ― William Butler Yeats, The Land of Heart's Desire
Mt. Washington range in the distance.................
“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!”
― John Muir, The Mountains of California
“I have found a dream of beauty at which one might look all one's life and sigh.”
― Isabella Bird, Adventures in the Rocky Mountains
“Emerald slopes became so tall they touched the clouds, and showers painted diamond waterfalls that sluiced down cliff sides.”
― Victoria Kahler, Capturing the Sunset
“I ascended the mountains to hear the voice of God, and was answered in echoes from afar.”
― Meeta Ahluwalia
“To touch the sky, you just have to get that little bit closer.”
― Anthony T. Hincks
“The stillness on the mountain top is only disrupted by the sound of my heartbeat within my ears.”
― Anthony T. Hincks
“No single mountain ever came to me...
so I always go to them” ― Erik Tanghe
“The mountains that enfold the vale ,with walls of granite, steep and high,
Invite the fearless foot to scale their stairway toward the sky." - ― Henry Van Dyke
Photographs 2019. Mt. Washington Range, Campbell River, B.C., Canada
"May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks..." -Gandlalf (J.R.R. Tolkein: The Hobbitt)
Early one morning, on a snow day this week, I saw a pair of eagles.
From my spot on the porch. Way up high. In a fir tree. Above the houses.
The tree bobbled and bobbled. I thought it was one big, gigantic eagle.
Hunting. Looking. Seeking.
Then I heard the cries. The calls. Like lonely dinosaurs.
They talked to each other. Sounding so much like raptors on the hunt.
"If we never had the courage to take a leap of faith, we'd be cheating God out a chance to give us wings like eagles, and watch us soar..." -Jen Stephens ( the Heart's Journey Home)
They conversed for a while and I could hear them clear as day in the cold early morning air.
At night, eagles can reduce their body temperatures, reduce activity and conserve energy. Their feathers are great insulation.
When they find food, they stuff themselves silly, not allowing any other eagles to steal.
When they have eggs they can tuck the eggs close under their bodies, keeping the brood warm
Eagles can live quite well in cold, as long as there is food available.
Eagles will only migrate if the food supply is low. But I recognize these eagles. They're here year round. Their nest is down below in the forest.
I love hearing their prehistoric calls, early in the morning. Nothing like watching them soar and sway together, into the snow of their forest......
“Those eagles, like angels, don't distinguish between work and play. To them, it is all one and the same.”
― Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Photographs 2019
