Have you ever wondered what it was about something you saw that made you want to take a piece of it home with you? It usually comes with many emotions all rolled into one. For example when my husband and I went to Waterton National Park we found ourselves quite awe struck to say the least. This area is one of a few UNESCO World Heritage Sites as well as a Peace park as it shares the border with Glacier National Park in Montana. So you can see what a special place it is on its own. For us however these accreditation's meant nothing to us until we went there. We now long to go back and enjoy this wonderful area. The above picture is of Upper Waterton Lake meeting with Middle Waterton Lake. I could give you a lot of information on this area because we love it so much, unfortunately I would be straying from my intended point.
I recently read an article from a photographer talking about what had inspired him to pursue photography. It got me thinking about what was it that inspired me to take some of the photos I've taken in the past. I have to say that Waterton and area is one of many areas that has inspired me. I often think of it as Alberta's most precious but hidden jewel when it comes to our National Park system. Coming here was like getting a new breath of life like I never new before. (I must say that getting a new breath here is not that difficult as it is also one of the most windiest places around).
I get my inspiration from here because of it's majesty and diversity. It is often said that this area "is where the prairies meet the mountains". I didn't know what was meant by that until we travelled there. You literally could see where the changes begin. While traveling from the town site to an area called Red Rock Canyon (pictured right) we did see this in plain site. One minute you have prairie grass with black-eyed Susan's swaying in the wind and the next was mountain rock coming out of the hills. Don't get me wrong I love visiting all of our mountain parks as I seem to come more alive and attuned to things when there. But this area I will always keep close to me inside and remember how I felt when taking my first look around. Where else can you find a waterfall smack in the middle of town or get a good close look at a glacier going into a lake. Truly this is an inspirational area.
Do you have a special place that inspires you? If not I would encourage you to search your heart and memories to find what makes you come alive and pursue that area. I am desperately passionate about nature photography I think the most. And I think it is because it brings me closer to the one who created it all in the first place. You see when I look at all this splendor I know in my deepest part of me that their is no way these areas just happened by accident.
Let me leave you with one last photo of this extraordinary area and may you be able to come alive with your passions as well.
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