Lake Louise, Canada
1998
The glacial lakes up in the Canadian Rockies have these amazing colors that range from emerald to turquoise. It's caused by the glaciers, which pulverize the mountains into a fine dust they call "rock flour," which is transported by the meltwater into the lakes, where it refracts the sunlight and produces these beautiful, unreal colors.
For the record, the Canadian Rockies kick the ass of our own Rockies.
Amethyst Lake, Mt. Edith Cavell
Jasper National Park, 1998
Edith Cavell was a British nurse in Belgium during World War I who was executed by the Germans for helping Allied soldiers escape to the Netherlands. I hadn't heard of her, but it turns out she was pretty legendary for her heroism. There's lots of stuff named for her throughout Britain, Australia and Canada, including this awesome mountain ... and its lake fed by the Athabasca River and Glacier.
O, Canada. Someday I'll get back up there.
1 comments:
Edith Cavell was also the namesake of the great French singer Edith Piaf (La Vie En Rose). Edith was not a name known to the French and Edith Piaf was the only Frenchwoman to have it for a time. (until she became famous and the French started to name their daughters after her.)
I just saw a show on pBS about the Canadian Rockies, and you're right, the do kick the American Rockies' ass.
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