Diablo Lake's Thunder Arm in Washington's North Cascades National Park on a dark dreary day. Was a misty atmospheric morning. Love a moody day.
Named after Thunder Creek that empties here in Diablo Lake. Thunder Creek is one of the primary sources of the "glacial rock flour" that gives the lake it's beautiful teal colors. Thunder creeks source is several large glaciers high above. No sun tho this day to catch that sweet blue-green sheen.
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Looking north across Cascade Pond at the mountain it's named after. I admired the stormy crown on the mountain this morning.
Elevation: 9,836 feet / 2,998 meters.
Cascade Mountain is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park, adjacent to the town of Banff. The mountain was named in 1858 by James Hector after the waterfall or cascade on the southern flanks of the peak. Cascade is the highest mountain adjacent to the townsite.
Have a terrific Tuesday!
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A morning shot of this beautiful park near Banff Township after a night of wind and rain. A wonderful place for hiking, picnicking and wildlife watching.
Massive Mt. Rundle on the right.
Have a great week!
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Looking east at the smaller channel between Fidalgo and Pass Islands.
Strawberry Island in the center with more of Ben Ure Island in view from this perspective. Ben Ure has a despicable and shameful history :
"The island became infamous for its activity of human smuggling of migrant Chinese people for local labor. Ben Ure and his partner Lawrence "Pirate" Kelly were quite profitable at their human smuggling business and played hide-and-seek with the United States Customs Department for years. Ure's own operation at Deception Pass in the late 1880s consisted of Ure and his Native-American wife. Local tradition has it that his wife would camp on the nearby Strawberry Island (which was visible from the open sea) and signal him with a fire on the island's summit to alert him to whether or not it was safe to attempt to bring the human cargo he illegally transported ashore. For transport, Ure would tie the people up in burlap bags so that if customs agents approached he could toss the bagged people overboard. The tidal currents carried the entrapped drowned migrants' bodies to San Juan Island to the north and west of the pass; many ended up in Dead Man's Bay." 😖😢 Wikipedia
Some people.....😤
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Getting near the north end of the south bridge as it nears Pass Island. Strawberry Island in the center. Ben Ure Island now in view on the right beyond the tip of Whidbey Island.
Ben Ure Island has quite a disreputable and sad history, which I will share tomorrow with the better view from the north channel between Fidalgo and Pass Islands.
Enjoy a wonderful Wednesday!
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