The best adventures are those that contain surprises. There are wonders to be discovered by getting lost in the Highlands of Scotland or on the back roads of New England. There may just be a chance to meet a special character who changes your life. In ancient times these were sometimes known as angels.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Peyto Lake, Columbia Icefields Parkway
Named after Bill Peyto, a warden and community leader in the Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The water is colored by glacial silt and is truly "ice blue". The parkway is a mountainous road that goes up to Jasper from Banff and about half way there is a headquarters building from which you can drive to a glacier and walk on it. Notice the tilt of the rock showing how the movement of the plates pushed up and created the Canadian Rockies. Also, notice the hiker in the very bottom right. When traveling you stop and see the here-and-now as opposed to just glancing at a photo.
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