RE: Canadian Rockies: The magical giant forest
When I see a post about Rockies, it's usually about the mountains and the lakes. Your post is very special and it shows a specific feature of Rockies that I've never heard of. It's difficult to capture the tree and its size on a picture and that's why I'm glad that you took some selfies too. It gives better perspective and you realize that they are HUGE!
It's also very interesting to learn about the ancient forest. I didn't know that the trees can live for so long. I knew it could be hundreds years but the one that you mentioned is 1400 years old already! WOW! It must feel surreal to stand there in front of such majestic miracle and perceive yourself so small :) Or at least this is what I would do :)
I like your photos :) It looks like you spent a day in a fairy tale :)
Thank you for sharing!
There was no other way to offer the best perspective than to put ourselves in the pictures. With our bright jackets really popped in the pictures too. Everything in the Rockies is huge, I love it, Makes me feel really small but my jaw just drops at many of these locations including the forest, it was absolute magic, mind you I'm easy to please but I also didn't think a tree could live that old or grow that big, I had to stop and admire several times to just take it all in. I get to learn a lot about the local eco system each supports at these protected area. If anything they are places of reflection, it's so quiet you could hear a pin drop. As much as I like to visit the touristy spots too, you will never experience being alone in the forest on the main trails unless going to the lesser known parks, that in itself is a pretty special experience.
I like writing about these areas and features because they are more local spots and not well known to the world yet but deserves to have their story heard and landscape seen.