Trees Air & Crowds Starting
Back in Wapiti outside Jasper, now that there is less snow and more mud, the trees show signs of life, the air is fresh as ever and the rain starts … when clouds cover the mountains one can duck and run or get wet.
In the winter, one just enjoys the snow falling, and stays warm.
The river flows green, cool and true.
The river with Mountains in the background.
Looking downstream.
And the moon lighting the paths through the campground.
The Clouds in the early Morning.
The news is the Tram is open, though I think it may require crampons to climb to the top through the snow and ice.
The Tram
As always the woods and the river are filled with paths and inviting hours of walking or shooting or watching or sitting in wonder at the Grace so plainly set before one … in one’s solitude. Even the view out the window is remarkably refreshing.
The Trees
But one has to realize that with the lack of frigid temperatures the crowds have gathered and what was once solitude is a busy metropolitan gathering. Where we parked alone or with one or two a whole passel of RV’s had gathered, and even out the south end the crowds of one and two have gathered, so that on every leg there is at least a tent or two.
The Crowds
We stopped to kibitz with two sitting for breakfast early on our walk about the entire open camp sites. Which means that we just cannot be alone any longer in solitude. Which is so great for me, the extrovert …
not.
But I, remarkably so, still enjoy meeting people and sharing stories with them.
Two doctors who’d been to Tanzania and two teachers from NWT were last evening’s visit into the late evening.