Fall In Alberta's Rocky Mountains - Spectacular Sunrises, Snowy Wild Horses & Solstice Gratitude
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
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Travis Boschman @tb.photographs
Megan Graham @megan.j.graham
Videography by Travis & Megan
Narration by Travis
Fall is a magical time of year in the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rockies. It's the season of slowing down, the season of change, the season of death and soon to be beautiful rebirth.
Sitting here now, days away from the winter solstice, reflecting on the season past, I feel so much gratitude and love for this land, for this planet and for this life. We've been blessed with an incredibly mild fall, with long warm days, and gentle slightly cool nights.
Our first trip of the season brought us back to the southern reaches of our typical west country turf, and one of our favorite places on the planet, the yaha tinda. We were met with beautiful warm weather, elk, finishing their yearly mating rituals, spawning bull trout and quiet, serene valleys where all that can be heard is the river gurgling below in the bottom of the valley, the odd brother raven call and bull elk making their iconic bugle. The leaves are changed now, glowing magnificent colors of yellows, reds and oranges. They're awaiting the next autumn wind, to release, fall back to the earth below, and become medicine for their mother and grandmother trees above, as well as all the other flora and fauna. The beautiful ebb and flow of life.
The weather had continued to be incredibly mild, and we were excited to head back out to the elk flats and see all of our old friends. We were met with a flats, so alive with bands of horses, including some that we've never met. I assume these bands moved north across the river to us, as the ongoing clearcut logging continues to move in to their backcountry territory.
We've never been able to decide for sure why this valley has the most incredible misty hilltops, maybe because of the immense old growth forest, paired with open flats? Maybe it's just magic? Either way, the weather and ecosystem here is always different from all the valleys around it. It's truly an incredibly special, sacred space.
On our second trip west we were greeted by a beautiful juvenile great grey owl on our way west to the elk flats. A very special experience, and extra special in this case, as it was a great grey owl that connected meg and I initially, and they've visited us around the same time, yearly, near the time of our first meeting, ever since. We found the flats calm, the willow and alder leaves fallen, and the wild horses enjoying their space back after the recent rounding of the domestic cattle who range in this country throughout the summer and early fall. On the second day of our journey we awoke the the promise of snow, the smell and feel was heavy in the air, and the anticipation had us like kids on Christmas morning. By mid morning the snow had begun, and we followed it all the way south. Mid way on our journey to the yaha tinda, we stopped for a break and realized with incredible excitement that we parked on fresh wolf tracks in the snow. As we stood, staring through the falling snow in to the forest ahead, the most beautiful, deep, grandfather howl erupted from the mountain above, leaving us both incredibly moved. Moments later two other wolves in the valley would return his call. Wolf Spirit, the caretakers of the land. We continued our journey south, landing back in the yaha tinda near days end, in time to tuck in to our little shelter beside the fire while the snow continued to fall. The next morning we awoke to a beautiful blanket of snow, and one of the the most incredible sunrises, the most endearing gift and send off from mother earth, as we began to make our way back home.
A few weeks have passed since our last adventure and we're headed south on our last trip of the season.
The land is quiet now. Shes resting, rejuvenating and preparing for another beautiful rebirth to come. The serenity of this space at this time of year is truly indescribeable.
Waking up with hours of dark left, we'd build a fire, start coffee and oatmeal by Headlamp light, then sit beside the campfire, under a blanket of stars, taking it all in. The only sound, the crackle of the fire, the distant gurgle of the creek below, and grandmother owl calling through the forest that surrounded. By dawn, we were packed, in the car, heading into the surreal glow of the eastern sky and in search of our wild friends. On our second morning, we had a full panoramic sunrise that lasted for what felt like hours, Neverending hues of red, pink, purple, and orange surrounding us on all sides, lighting up the sky and reflecting off the blanket of freshly fallen snow, magic. As the sun rose, all of the beings emerged from their forest slumbers to recharge in the wondrous glow of the suns beautiful medicine.
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❤❤❤in my corner of Ontario,have not seen sushi beauty, or such magnificent creatures.I can appreciate all of their beauty.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
We're so happy to be able to share some of Alberta's beauty with you. Sending lots of love from out west♥️♥️🏔
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video, it transported me all the way there. I needed something extraordinary to lift my heart, and your beautiful work just did it! ❤️
You're so very welcome. We're so happy it brought your heart some joy♥️♥️🏔
Tank you to pood her Canadian wild horses on the map 👍 .
Questions, are you only filming the Alberta wild horses or you go filming wild horses in adder provences two ?
You're very welcome! We've only filmed Alberta's wild horses so far, but will certainly be travelling to other provinces one of these days.
@@WestSpirit
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All the years I live up here I hire sorry' s about wild horses from people I no and who lived and live in dose places and that is why one day I won'to go see by my self where the are and all the adder animals who are up there who I hire stories about .
@stephanedick2617 great idea! It's always beautiful to get out and explore the eastern slopes of albertas rocky mountains!