Strata I
At Athabasca Falls, I turned away from the familiar view and walked downstream. Water burst from the narrow channel and swept around tilted layers of shale. The rock's hard bands crossed the restless lines of the current, at once abstract and tangible.
At the Valley of the Five Lakes, I no longer remember which lake this was. Charred trunks, a golden slope, fresh green grass, emerald water, smoke-veiled mountains, bright snow, and gray-blue sky lay in successive layers. Their textures were entirely different, yet they belonged together. Trunks and reflections crossed the bands of color; scattered stones interrupted the stillness.
两处并不相干的地方，被条纹放在了一起。
在 Athabasca Falls，我调转镜头，走到瀑布下游。激流从狭窄水道中冲出，绕过倾斜的页岩，一泻而下。加拿大落基山的岩层纹理与水中的乱流交织，抽象，却又具体。
回到 Valley of Five Lakes，已经不记得是第几个湖。焦黑的枯木、金黄的山坡、岸边嫩绿的小草、碧绿的湖水，连同烟霾笼罩的远山、耀眼的白雪和灰蓝的天空，层层叠叠。质地全然不同，却和谐共处；树干和倒影又穿过这些色层。只有错落的石块，稍稍打破了平静。
Continue the Sequence: Strata II