I can never do the mountains justice. One range following on the backs of the one in front of it. We spent a lot of time talking this trip about how in the world folks ever kept crossing them to get to - where? They didn't know what was on the other side.
And I never feel closer to God than I do in the mountains.
Lovely! I always think of the earliest settlers here and how hard life must have been for them up in the mountains with so little outside connections! The locals are very hardy!
Indeed Cathy, in the old days one never knew what was round the corner! I agree the mountains are very thought provoking places...love the ranges here!
Stunning light and layers in this shot. I really like the tree on the right for some reason too!
I often think as I travel over mountain passes on a paved road in a vehicle that can make the trip in hours instead of days how difficult it must have bee for the first people to travel those same places and whatever was it that motivated them to keep on going.
I always wonder about the same thing. (No goole, no CNN, to tell them what lay ahead--and no weather report to tell them if snow was coming). I also agree about feeling close to God in the mountains.
Some real food for thought in your commentary. I show a movie from National Geographic to my 4th grade students on the subject of Lewis & Clark's expedition. It follows their actual path. When you see those ice-covered mountains and realize they traveled wearing light weight slippers and carrying all their equipment, it boggles the mind. In comparison we are all wimps.
a beautiful and atmospheric shot cathy and i understand the feeling of emotion and spirituality stood on top of the world.....mother nature can sometimes be so uplifting for us.
a slight crop on the top of the frame to take that top right hand corner lone branch off dramatically improves the image don't you think ?
@phil_howcroft You are absolutely correct! Thanks for pointing that out. I think sometimes we get so caught up in complimenting that we don't point out and help one another. I am going to crop the shot. Thanks, Phil.
I often think as I travel over mountain passes on a paved road in a vehicle that can make the trip in hours instead of days how difficult it must have bee for the first people to travel those same places and whatever was it that motivated them to keep on going.
I always wonder about the same thing. (No goole, no CNN, to tell them what lay ahead--and no weather report to tell them if snow was coming). I also agree about feeling close to God in the mountains.
a slight crop on the top of the frame to take that top right hand corner lone branch off dramatically improves the image don't you think ?