Lake Louise is as quiet as I could imagine, and even the ice rink is now closed as the thaw to summer begins. I suspect that is why I have a room with such an incredible view at Deer Lodge. It is some few hours sitting and watching the spring set on the snow and ice of the mountains as the sun goes down. With a few more days like this it won’t be long before all but the glacier is gone.
The light and the enormity are almost beyond comprehension from the balcony in the room. The Rockies stand up so high and the formations are so large, I am convinced the mind won’t actually let you comprehend the depth with so much to absorb. It takes time to sit and focus. And as the shadows change, your breathing slows and the wind takes on new and distant voices, then you’ll find pockets of lonely alien landscape, that are filled with light and movement, much in the same way as in a coral reef. It’s like the best sites are hiding from the disturbance, and allow themselves to settle back to life as you relax and find a way to fit yourself inside of the space. And a lot of space it is in the Rockies.
