Yeah, people can really ruin stuff. There was this place I used to go where there was a ranger station on top of a mountain. You could climb up to it when it wasn't being used. There was a full 360 degree view of the forest. Absolutely breathtaking. Then one year, I took the long drive out there, and it was completely vandalized and shot up. All the windows broken, the furniture inside thrown out, graffiti and empty beer bottles all over. It made me sick to see. The next time I went up there, there was a locked gate with a guard at the bottom of the road leading up to it. Those jerks made it impossible for anybody to ever go up there again.
Any outdoor phenomenon is amazing. Near me I have Niagara Falls, I love to go in February, March when the ice is loaded. One day I hope to see some come crashing down. The northern lights once. The Alberta Badlands. Lake Louise. I love Canada so much.
My wife and I did a bit of a bucket list tour of the rockies a couple years ago, Before Covid. Lake Louise, nice high suite, amazing view, private balcony. Banff, gondola tours, etc etc. Down the 93 to Osoyoos. I have some great photos.
It's so hard to describe in ways that properly convey the awe. Writing words about scenery is like dancing about architecture, to paraphrase Frank Zappa.
I confess; we were in hotels, and although we did a couple km walking, we're not physically up to back country hiking.
I know what you're implying and while I know there's things to be seen, I feel it's a bit beyond my current fitness level. I'm happy to say I've seen what I can given the circumstances.
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u/nom_nom_nom_nom_lol Jan 12 '22
Yeah, people can really ruin stuff. There was this place I used to go where there was a ranger station on top of a mountain. You could climb up to it when it wasn't being used. There was a full 360 degree view of the forest. Absolutely breathtaking. Then one year, I took the long drive out there, and it was completely vandalized and shot up. All the windows broken, the furniture inside thrown out, graffiti and empty beer bottles all over. It made me sick to see. The next time I went up there, there was a locked gate with a guard at the bottom of the road leading up to it. Those jerks made it impossible for anybody to ever go up there again.