I mention the waterfall in this old Glacier National Park photograph in both The Sun Singer and Garden of Heaven. It's called Morning Eagle Falls. An Internet search on the name, or on nearby Feather Plume Falls, will bring up dozens of photographs as well as accounts of people's hikes past the falls en route to Piegan Pass.
Both books also mention the little valley just below the falls, a place where a considerable number of wildflowers can usually be found along the creek. Most photographers apparently don't notice the flowers. It's interesting how one's perspective here alters what they include in the photo. The falls attracts the hikers' attention, so much so that there are no photographs on the Internet showing what the photographer would see if he simply turned around and looked the other way.
In nature, as in the rest of life, the showy thing gets most of the attention!
This photo was taken by T. J. Hileman in 1938. Now, if you were to hike this way in June, you would find--all these years later--that snow still collects there on the left side of the falls as you head up toward the pass. And, the snow bank is large enough to catch everyone's attention.
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That's something very true about life, isn't it Malcolm? The showy things always get more attention, despite what other sorts of beauty might surround them.
Sort of reminds me of the way a Chinese garden is laid out. You are supposed to walk through and admire the way various elements have been framed, but you should also always remember to turn around and see it from the other angle too. The garden is always set up with an eye to viewing things from multiple angles. I am going to have to post on this again soon, and site your post here.
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Thanks for the recommendation. New age is a reasonable listing category, though I certainly stray out of it. :-)
I'm fond of both English and Chinese gardens, the first because of its natural look, the second because of its well-planned, organised look.
Either way, one is expected to notice the whole from various perspectives rather than centering on one showy tree, bush, or sectionb of flowers.
Thanks for stopping by.
Malcolm
nice post.
my son did a lesson at church last night on David being chosen as king of Israel. If you read that section of scripture, you see he was the youngest of eight sons. he was deemed so "unimportant" that he was not even called to pass in front of the prophet. The old prophet thought perhaps the first or second son would surely be king, based on the outward appearance of things, the "showiness" if you will. but when none were found acceptable, it ended up being the "unnoticed" young shepherd boy who was chosen to be the next king.
Great example silken. Somes show is just show and has no depth. In this case, the waterfall is definitely worth looking at; it's just not all there is.
That lesson about David will hopefully speak to all who were there to hear it. It has so many applications.
Malcolm
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