#Mount Rundle

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mount rundle on a deep and dark december...

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Winter Lake, Mount Rundle, Canada

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Winter Lake, Mount Rundle, Canada

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September 26, 8:00 am Sandwich Mountain - July 2023 This is Mount Rundle in Tunnel Mountain Park located in Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is an upthrust of sedimentary layers and three very distinct layers are evident in the mountain. Thus it is known locally as Sandwich Mountain. MWM

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Winter Lake, Mount Rundle, Canada

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Winter Lake, Mount Rundle, Canada

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Winter Lake, Mount Rundle, Canada

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Winter Lake, Mount Rundle, Canada

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Winter Lake, Mount Rundle, Canada

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Vermilion Lake, Mount Rundle, Canada

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Hello!

Meteorite over Mount Rundle, December 20, 2014.

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Banff National Park, AB (No. 5)

The Canadian Rockies may have risen up to 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) approximately 70 m.y.a. Once mountain formation ceased, erosion carved the mountains into their present rugged shape. The erosion was first due to water, then was greatly accelerated by the Quaternary glaciation 2.5 million years ago. Glacial landforms dominate Banff's geomorphology, with examples of all classic glacial forms, including cirques, arêtes, hanging valleys, moraines, and U-shaped valleys. The pre-existing structure left over from mountain-building strongly guided glacial erosion: mountains in Banff include complex, irregular, anticlinal, synclinal, castellate, dogtooth, and sawback mountains.

Many of the mountain ranges trend northwest to southeast, with sedimentary layering dipping down to the west at 40–60 degrees. This leads to dip slope landforms, with generally steeper east and north faces, and trellis drainage, where rivers and old glacial valleys followed the weaker layers in the rocks as they were relatively easily weathered and eroded. Classic examples are found at the Banff townsite proper: Mount Rundle is a classic dip slope mountain. Just to the north of the Banff townsite, Castle Mountain is composed of numerous Cambrian age rock formations. The uppermost section of the peak consists of relatively harder dolomite from the Eldon Formation. Below that lies the less dense shales of the Stephen Formation and the lowest exposed cliffs are limestones of the Cathedral Formation. Dogtooth mountains, such as Mount Louis, exhibit sharp, jagged slopes. The Sawback Range, which consists of nearly vertical dipping sedimentary layers, has been eroded by cross gullies. The erosion of these almost vertical layers of rock strata in the Sawback Range has resulted in formations that appear like the teeth on a saw blade. Erosion and deposition of higher elevation rock layers has resulted in scree deposits at the lowest elevations of many of the mountains.

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BLOG 4: Gift of Beauty

Beck et al. (2018) defines the ‘gift of beauty’ as how interpretation should have the power to instill the desire to sense the beauty in their surroundings. It should be more than simply seeing something as beautiful; instead acting as kindling for an inner desire to truly study and appreciate the history and beauty on a deeper level. This is where I believe nature interpretation through the various forms of arts is vital. Many people may never see Mount Everest in person or witness the Northern Stars, but through visual arts, they can still connect with those places.

This past summer I visited the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta. Inside was their summer exhibition of paintings that J.H.E Macdonald made back in the 1900s of Lake O’Hara. Beside them were similar paintings made in the 2000s by Robert Munn and Patty Cucman, who retraced Macdonald’s steps to find his paint sites. Through their artwork and dedication, between the two paintings we can see how much of the landscape had changed or stayed the same overtime (Whyte Museum 2024). Seeing how the sizes of glaciers changed and where trees had fallen reinforced my belief of how important awareness is in order to conserve the environment around us for future generations.

Nature is often a large source of inspiration for artists in all shapes and forms. While I’m not very talented in capturing landscapes on paper and canvases, I find joy in composing and taking pictures of the environment around me. Photography has become my artistic way of memorializing the scenes I see around me, and sharing those images is one of the many ways I interpret nature to others. One of my favorite shots is a series of pictures of Mount Rundle. The mountain stands the same as it has for years, and the stars above are the same that people many years before us may have seen as well. It offers a glimpse into the vastness of the world around us and how much history each area– urbanized or suburban– holds. Through these photographs, I hope to offer viewers a similar experience, one that will compel them to look at nature a little closer than before.

Art, no matter the medium, gives us a way to convey the ‘gift of beauty’. The past and the present can be captured to hopefully inspire future generations to seek out connections with the environment around them. Visual arts pose as both a record and a call to action. In the present year, temperatures and other indicators of climate change increase every year. The scenery around us might not be the same in 50 or 100 years, but through artistic mediums we can share the beauty and importance of preservation. Overall, I believe that the ‘gift of beauty’ holds more power than most know or acknowledge.

References

Beck, L., Cable, T. T., & Knudson, D. M. (2018). Interpreting Cultural and Natural Heritage: For a Better World. Sagamore Publishing LLC. https://sagamore.vitalsource.com/books/9781571678669

WhyteMuseum. (2024, June 24). J.E.H. Macdonald: The O'Hara Era - Summer 2024 Whyte Museum Exhibition in Photos. The Whyte Museum. https://www.whyte.org/post/jeh-macdonald-o-hara-summer-2024-whyte-museum-exhibition

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Summer 2021 Mixtape.

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cumgirl8: “Waffles”

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Canadian Geographic 2024 Canadian Photos of the Year: Weather, Seasons and Skies

Winner: Craig Boehm, A tornado-warned storm swirls like a cinnamon bun over the prairies of Avonlea, Sask. The sculpted cloud above the abandoned building is the rain-free updraft area, while a microburst dumps rain and hail on the right-hand side.

Runner-up: Curtis Watson,The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet streaks over the Bay of Fundy at Burntcoat Head Park, N.S., during low tide in October 2024. The last peoples to see this comet, which has an 80,000-year orbit, with the naked eye would have been the Neanderthals.

Honorable mention: Peter O’Hara, The northern lights dance over Vermillion Lakes in Banff National Park, Alta., as Mount Rundle stands majestic, illuminated in an eerie green glow.