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| A visible Aurora borealis is a rare occurrence in Southern British Columbia. It must have been amazing this June 29th in the Northern portions of Canada. (The blue tint might have come from a far-away cool street light that was polluting the night directly underneath the scene.) |
Where did June disappear?
It slipped away in various directions, different for each one of the billions of human beings on this planet.
For me it started with and adventurous trip to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming/Montana/Idaho, USA and then had taken me back to Kamloops area in British Columbia, Canada which altogether means one thing:
For me it started with and adventurous trip to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming/Montana/Idaho, USA and then had taken me back to Kamloops area in British Columbia, Canada which altogether means one thing:
This year's June is gone!
Gone as if it has never been.
Evaporated back, somewhere into the mysterious crevasses of Universe to stay and perhaps never repeat itself.. leaving us here on its 29th day with a final curtain of one of the most awe-striking events:
Evaporated back, somewhere into the mysterious crevasses of Universe to stay and perhaps never repeat itself.. leaving us here on its 29th day with a final curtain of one of the most awe-striking events:
Aurora borealis;
The Northern Lights
So that was the glorious June departure - now I am at home, recounting the many special meetings and adventures of that month that now, just like the entire month of June 2013, dwell in the past.
As if they never happened.
The Northern Lights
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| Northern lights or aurora borealis (please click on the link for proper explanation) is quite common in July and August. Although these were quite dim compared to occurrences and images I've seen elsewhere, I was surprised by my camera's ability to record everything what was in the sky at 11 pm.. Set at F5.0, ISO 200 I just pointed my 18-55 mm lens, set at 18 on manual, towards the sky and let the camera to choose its time - it took about 25 seconds to record the scene. On a tripod - of course! |
So that was the glorious June departure - now I am at home, recounting the many special meetings and adventures of that month that now, just like the entire month of June 2013, dwell in the past.
As if they never happened.
Has it not been for our memories and the wonders of the recording equipment the past would not exist. There would be just a blank sheet of nothing (surely changed by our actions but the changes not remembered by anyone) rolling back ... back ...... back into the past.
I often wonder what it is that keeps us writing down the notes and, recently, our blogs, taking all the photos and sharing them online.
Is it some kind of hidden fear of falling backwards into the emptiness with nothing to grasp onto, that compels the humanity to keep on clicking?
It probably is for me.
Speaking of the memories .... this shot is one year old. It is a view of sunset over Valhallas, a wonderful provincial park of the West Kootenays.
A friend and I were at Idaho Peak (elevation listed as: 8970 ft / 2734 m) at about this time of the year.
It was close to 8 pm when the sun started to make its departure.
Valhallas are in the background and the mysterious Slocan Lake in the middle.
The sunset was spectacular that night!
What was even more interesting was the vivid play of light after the sunset, quite a ways away from the Sun itself - neither of us has never seen anything like that before.
As the ever-obliging-photographers, we took the photos of the phenomena which actually made us feel kind of strange - we did not know what to make of it.
When the show was over we hiked back to the parking lot some 2 km down the trail and then drove home in the darkness, still talking about the ominous play of light in the darkening sky ..... (more knowledgeable people might come with a better explanation .... we were happy with what we observed that evening.)
It must have been some change in temperature and the weather in general for the following night the atmosphere above Southern British Columbia lit up and Aurora Borealis danced all over in the midnight skies.
As I said before - this is southern BC and the lights show very little this far South - yet, I believe that the strange sunset at Idaho Peak and the following Northern Lights display had something in common.
Scientifically, all can be explained.
For me, it was all about the time and the summer passing by - a moment or two, lasting in our minds and on our memory cards (what a suitable name).
So that's where this and the past June went .... it came and disappeared like all the Junes before.
Meanwhile we were traveling this wonderful planet Earth - planning to share our adventures and memories in a series called Road to Yellowstone. And THAT's what I actually wanted to write about.
Is it some kind of hidden fear of falling backwards into the emptiness with nothing to grasp onto, that compels the humanity to keep on clicking?
It probably is for me.
Speaking of the memories .... this shot is one year old. It is a view of sunset over Valhallas, a wonderful provincial park of the West Kootenays.
A friend and I were at Idaho Peak (elevation listed as: 8970 ft / 2734 m) at about this time of the year.
It was close to 8 pm when the sun started to make its departure.
Valhallas are in the background and the mysterious Slocan Lake in the middle.
The sunset was spectacular that night!
What was even more interesting was the vivid play of light after the sunset, quite a ways away from the Sun itself - neither of us has never seen anything like that before.
As the ever-obliging-photographers, we took the photos of the phenomena which actually made us feel kind of strange - we did not know what to make of it.
When the show was over we hiked back to the parking lot some 2 km down the trail and then drove home in the darkness, still talking about the ominous play of light in the darkening sky ..... (more knowledgeable people might come with a better explanation .... we were happy with what we observed that evening.)
It must have been some change in temperature and the weather in general for the following night the atmosphere above Southern British Columbia lit up and Aurora Borealis danced all over in the midnight skies.
As I said before - this is southern BC and the lights show very little this far South - yet, I believe that the strange sunset at Idaho Peak and the following Northern Lights display had something in common.
Scientifically, all can be explained.
For me, it was all about the time and the summer passing by - a moment or two, lasting in our minds and on our memory cards (what a suitable name).
So that's where this and the past June went .... it came and disappeared like all the Junes before.
Meanwhile we were traveling this wonderful planet Earth - planning to share our adventures and memories in a series called Road to Yellowstone. And THAT's what I actually wanted to write about.
