Day 2,866

Growth:

The small incremental changes can be difficult to notice, but larger changes shown at extremes can rock us to our core. Today we saw how far the glacier we first visited twelve years ago had receded since our past visit and it was heartbreaking. We stood at the spot we’d stepped up onto ice twelve years ago and were still well over a quarter mile of ice away.

Watching it daily we would have missed the change. Seeing it after do many years was shockingly obvious.

Appreciation:

The entire area around the Athabasca Glacier is so beautiful it is hard to put into words. The entire valley is surrounded by picturesque mountains covered in glaciers and causes the senses of distance and perspective to be so distorted that it’s almost impossible to take it all in. To have the opportunity to spend a few hours there was such a gift!

Presence:

As we stood over the mouth of a waterfall the sound echoed so loudly off the rock that I could feel the sensation of the sound in my chest. It was wild!!! So much raw power from the waterfall, to see it, hear it, AND feel it was awesome!

Thanks!!!