Boundless As The Sea

 

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet    

Medicine Lake

Medicine Lake is a geologic anomaly in the sense that it is not actually a lake but rather an area in which the Maligne River (flowing from Maligne Lake into the Athabasca River) backs up and suddenly disappears underground. 

Mystery of Spirit Island

There are many mythical stories about the name of Spirit Island.  From these the one was a romantic Indigenous peoples’ tale which relates the story of two youthful lovers from two tribes who were not on the best of terms. They would meet secretly on the island in a blissful world.  However, when the young woman’s father, one of the tribes’ chiefs, found out about their forbidden affair he banned her from ever returning to the island. Heartbroken, her lover continued to return again and again throughout his life to the Island, hoping to see his beautiful lover. She never came and eventually he died on the island, where his spirit still lives.

Endless Chain

“People travel to wonder

at the height of the mountains,
at the huge waves of the seas,
at the long course of the rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean,
at the circular motion of the stars,
and yet they pass by themselves
without wondering. ”
― Augustine of Hippo

Unparalleled Beauty

When we visited Alberta Canada, I loved the Canadian Rocky Mountains so much I wanted to live there if I could.  The mountains and lakes are spectacular with an unparalleled beauty.  The only downside is the Rockies are famous all over the world and bus load after bus load of tourist. particularly from Japan and China crowded the restaurants and rest areas.  We were traveling by car so we could travel backroads and visit areas away from the tour buses.  I tried to keep the human race out of my photographs. 


What does "Unparalleled Beauty" mean?
Unmatched in magnificence that which cannot be produced by humans"