John Hudson wrote:
> Just fabulous photos Garth.
>
> Nowhere mentioned is the relative scale of the backdrop to the far end of
> Lake Louise.
>
> My wife and I have walked the length of the lake in all seasons; the path is
> on the right hand side of the lake as seen in photos 3 and 4. The lake is a
> couple of kilometers long from the Chateau and the path is an easy half hour
> walk one way.
>
> The distance from the far end of the lake to the wall below the hanging
> Victoria Glacier is over 10 miles. We have walked and cross country skiied
> from the end of the lake to the tree line at the low point in photos 3 and 4
> ; the round trip trip took several hours. Covering the snow covered distance
> to the wall below the hanging glacier would be a hard day's trip for an
> experienced AND very fit individual with all the proper clothing and gear.
And a death wish. No-one should hike to the spot underneath the
glacier's headwall. The chunks that come off the headwall during a
collapse can be the size of office buildings, and by the time they, uh,
met up with you, they'd be traveling hundreds of kilometres an hour.
They'd never find your remains...
> We have also hiked to the tree line on Castle Mountain seen in the last of
> Garth's photos; the view down the valley was out of this world.was.
>
> Again Garth, these are wonderful photos. As someone who has stood in the
> exact same spot from which each photo was taken they bring back lots of
> memories.
Thanks, John.
It is really REALLY hard to convey the scales you're experiencing in the
Rockies. Everything's absurdly oversized -- photos don't do it all
justice. It's only clambering around for awhile that really awakens you
to the scale of the place. That's why I tried to keep people in some of
the shots -- at least one gets a limited sense of perspective and scale.
Glad they brought back good memories. (They *were* good ones, weren't
they?)
Garth
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