It was a less eventful day today with no bear sightings. We saw some deer late in the day, but they were in a hurry to get somewhere so did stop for pictures. What I have are some pictures of the natural beauty of Waterton Lakes National Park.
As we drove south from Pincher Creek, this is the view of the mountains before a person drives into them. The sign says, “Where prairie meets the mountains” and they do.
This was a similar view, without the bales, later the same day just before sunset.
And, if you give it a few minutes, this is what it looks like.
Sun embraces mountains
The sky in peaceful fury
Signals the day’s end.
This is the view from the beach at the town site of Mount Vimy. Can you imagine waking up to this every day? It would be pretty intense, but 88 people do everyday. According to Stats Can that is the official year round population of Waterton.
This is a view from the boat of the approach to the American side of Waterton Lake.
This is at Kootenai Lake which was at the end of our hike into Glacier National. The ramparts are spectacular.
Rise above it all
Magnificent natural ramparts
We feel safe below.
This is across Kootenai Lake. We waited but the moose did not show himself. He was there five minutes before we arrived.
At the end of the day, just before we left the town site, the moon appeared above Vimy.
Fair maiden appears
Light for evening’s journey
Keep us safe til morn.
Have a great August 1.
About ivonprefontaine
In keeping with bell hooks and Noam Chomsky, I consider myself a public and dissident intellectual. Part of my work is to move beyond (transcend) institutional dogmas that bind me to defend freedom, raising my voice to be heard on behalf of those who seek equity and justice in all their forms.
I completed my PhD in Philosophy of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. My dissertation and research was how teachers experience becoming teachers and their role as leaders.
I focus on leading, communicating, and innovating in organizations. This includes mindfuful servant-leadership, World Cafe events, Appreciative Inquiry, and expressing one's self through creativity. I offer retreats, workshops, and presentations that can be tailored to your organzations specific needs.
I published peer reviewed articles about schools as learning organizations, currere as an ethical pursuit, and hope as an essential element of adult eductaion. I published three poems and am currently preparing my poetry to publish as an anthology of poetry.
I present on mindful leadership, servant leadership, schools as learning organizations, how teachers experience becoming teachers, assessement, and critical thinking. I facilitate mindfulness, hospitality retreats. and World Cafe Events using Appreciative Inquiry.
I am writing and researching about various forms of leadership, how teachers inform and form their identity as a particular teacher, schools as learning organizations, hope and its anticipatory relationship with the future, and hope as an essential element in learning.
ivonprefontaine
Teacher as Transformer 
I have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blog Award. It is here – http://filmphotographyisnotdead.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/2nd-blog-award/
Regards.
Ricardo, thank you. I will wait until I get home and have more consistent Internet access.
I appreciate the acknowledgement.
Ivon
Beautiful shots Ivon…and close to my home town,..
David, I assume you mean Ootischenia? It is a small world. I spent a couple of years playing hockey and pretending to go to university in Nelson.
Ivon
You’ve got to be kidding. What a small world!
Stunning photographs!
Thank you. The scenery is breathtaking.
Ivon
Wow great pics
It was so easy in Waterton. The pictures just were there waiting to be taken.
Ivon