The Water Quickens I
I expected a quiet, chilly morning at Pyramid Lake. Behind the photograph, people were taking pictures, hiking, talking, even getting married. Mist slowly lifted from the water, the gold on Pyramid Mountain grew brighter, and the fallen wood by the shore remained stubbornly there.
At another busy viewpoint, I waited for a gap between those leaving and those yet to arrive. For a moment, the canyon belonged to the sound of mountain and river. Water from the high ice twisted through the rock and hurried downstream.
Higher up, I could see the whole of Sunwapta Falls. I had no wide view I was happy with, no unusual weather, no autumn color. I recorded the force of the water as it divided around the wooded island, gathered again, and plunged.
从湖面到峡谷，再到瀑布，水由平静走向奔流。
清晨的 Pyramid Mountain 和 Pyramid Lake，本以为会宁静而清冷，画面背后却人声鼎沸：拍照、徒步、聊天，甚至还有婚礼。湖面薄雾慢慢散去，山顶的金色越发耀眼，水边的枯木依旧倔强。
又是一处热闹的打卡地。好不容易等到一个空档，在刚走与未至之间，拍下只属于山与河的声音。冰山上的来客，在峡谷中曲折回转，追逐而下。
爬到高处，才看清 Sunwapta Falls 的全景。没有满意的广角，没有特别的天气，也没有秋日的色彩，只是记下流水的力量：绕过林木环抱的小岛，汇合，一泻而下。
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