Waterfalls, Force of nature
Waterfalls, Force of nature
The Daily post at WordPress has given us the task of photographing the Force of Nature.
I am a waterfall junkie. There is nothing better for me than to be near water, and especially a waterfall. The sound, the energy, it all soothes my soul. We went to Glacier National Park for our honeymoon in 2007. We hiked to as many waterfalls as we could in our 2 weeks there. It was amazing.
For today’s challenge I had to dig back into some photos I took last summer in Idaho. This waterfall is Mesa Falls and is such a beautiful place.
There are massive amounts of water going over this fall, the sound is exhilarating.
And on that same waterfall theme, I have to share my favorite painting, ever. Howard Terpning is one of my favorite artists. He has such a gift for telling a story. This painting is titled, “The forces of nature humble all men.” The original is a very large painting at 50″ across. How he depicts these Native Americans, and there relationship with the waterfall, is exactly how we feel. We would love to own a giclee of this. Maybe some day.
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A gorgeous waterfall. Glacier National Park is a beautiful place.. Have a happy day!
That was a wonderful idea to include this painting… if I close my eyes I can hear the falls and I can see the Native Americans…. thanks for a great tour to a beautiful place and for a great look o history.
The painting reminds me of the Falls not far from here where the infamous Mohigan, Uncas, fought with his braves…:)JP
I love waterfalls too, from huge roaring ones to little trickling ones. That painting by your friend is amazing. I love the awe he captured in the Native Americans. Beautiful post.
That’s a very nice painting. I recently featured 22 waterfalls on my blog. Your post just reminded me of all those waterfalls I want to see in real life.
I love how your photos have also captured the power of the waterfall — and its mystery. Very beautiful.
Hi mary, I am late this morning but these are such a refreshing welcome at this stressful time of final exams! Thank you. Anita
wow, that painting is beautiful. so is your falls photo!
This is a very cool painting. Did you see the scene in The Last of the Mohicans where they went behind the water wall. It has a tragic ending but it was exciting. I wonder where they filmed it.
I am a water baby in every sense of the word, and I just adore waterfalls as you do!
I, too, love waterfalls. Hiking along and listening to the water tumble is so pleasing, whether it is a tiny fall or a gusher. We did a short trail along a stream the other day and there were several very tiny falls but they still had there own big sound:) Love your beautiful photos!
I just love the waterfall in “The Last of the Dogmen”. Mesa Falls is amazing!
I love them too, the sound is mesmerizing. I’m heading out West this summer, looking forward to seeing some ‘real’ falls, not the wimpy ones around here.
That is a wonderful painting!
I love waterfalls too. The sound of the water is so soothing. Beautiful photos, and I love that painting too.
Waterfalls are amazing, beautiful and scary all in one. We love to see them frozen in the winter, so crazy for moving water to freeze!
The most impressive waterfalls around here are when they freeze. The rest of the year, they are just a trickle, but I admit to loving them, too. When we were in Colorado, I really fell in love with the ones they have there and pretty much decided that nothing in our corner of the world can compare!
I’m a big fan of waterfalls too, so calming, soothing, relaxing….
Beautiful pictures! I’ve never really been near waterfalls like that before but I can get a feeling of their power from the pictures.
That is a really beautiful waterfall, we do not have them that large where I am. I keep telling myself I need to visit Niagra Falls, but so far it hasn’t happened. I think I ‘d rather go west.