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Medicine Lake in Jasper National Park, AB, Canada.
Medicine Lake is a geologic anomaly in the sense that it is not actually a lake but rather an area in which the Maligne River (flowing from Maligne Lake into the Athabasca River) backs up and suddenly disappears underground. (Wikipedia)
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is a natural park in Canada straddling the Alberta / Saskatchewan boundary and jointly administered by the two provinces. Located south-east of Medicine Hat, it became Canada's first interprovincial park in 1989.
The park protects the majority of the Cypress Hills landscape, which consists of three separate elevated blocks of lush forest and fescue grassland surrounded by dry mixed-grass prairie. The "west block" and "centre block" are protected as provincial parks, and are managed by Alberta Parks and Protected Areas and Saskatchewan Parks, respectively.
The Cypress Hills plateau rises up to 200 metres above the surrounding prairie, to a maximum elevation of 1,468 metres at "Head of the Mountain" at the west end in Alberta, making it Canada's highest point between the Canadian Rockies and the Labrador Peninsula. The "West Block" of the Cypress Hills spans the provincial boundary. Battle Creek runs through the central part of the park.
Approximately 700 species of plants and animals thrive in the park, including 14 species of orchids; four species of large hoofed mammals (Wapiti, Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, and Pronghorn); 45 other species of mammal; and many birds species. .(wikipedia)
Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. August 2008.
The view from the top of the Scenic Point Trail at Mt. Sinopah, Two Medicine Lake and Rising Wolf Mountain. Doesn't look like it from here but the lake is 2 miles long.
"The region was considered sacred ground by several Native American tribes including the Blackfeet and they performed Vision quests here. Aside from Chief Mountain, the Two Medicine area is the most sacred section of the park to the Blackfeet." Wiki
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Medicine Lake - This intriguing lake is a place of mystery and Indian legend. Due to a unique underground drainage system, the water level of the lake varies from season to season … sometimes it actually disappears! Every fall this lake mysteriously drains. What makes Medicine Lake unusual is that there is no visible channel for draining the lake – so where does the water go? The answer is, “out the bottom,” like a bathtub without a plug. Early Indians once thought that “spirits” were responsible for the dramatic fluctuations in the placid waters. Interpretive exhibits explain the phenomenon but nobody knows for sure where all of the water goes.
During the 1970s researchers used a biodegradable dye to determine the underground river's extent. The dye showed up in many of the lakes and rivers in the area to the point where it became clear that the underground system was one of the most extensive in the world.
Medicine Lake was long, most part of the lake was dry, people walked on the lake to catch the fishes... this was the "deepest" part of the lake. The photo was taken at sunset with reflection of the mountain on the lake, the golden light painted the mountains beautifully!
An early morning shot of Mt. Sinopah rising nobly above Two Medicine Lake.
The Blackfeet Indians considered the Two Medicine area "The Backbone of the World! They used this portion of what would eventually become Glacier National Park for vision quests and spiritual celebrations.
It is indeed a special area. I agree as this is one of my favorite places to be. I'm overdue for a return....
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Tried for something unique at the old Two
Medicine. I found that finding foreground was bit tough
here. Luckily there was this super beautiful old piece of
flotsam and close enough to the shore to plant my
camera right in front.
Let me know what you think!
Mirror Lake there in the southeast mountains of Wyoming ... just a little bit of open water on the lake as winter was still in control there at the beginning of summer.
Captured with the CPL filter.
Medicine Lake in Jasper does not have the stunning beauty of the Banff Park lakes, such as Moraine, Peyto or Lake Louise but it does have a rugged attraction that brings me back. The fire of 2015 only seemed to enhance the unique appeal of the lake and the surrounding mountains. There are few better places to stop for a picnic lunch or an evening exploring and taking photos.
Some of my flickr friends, such as Laura Murphy, have taken wonderful photos of Medicine Lake. For this one, I chose a less common viewpoint, to capture some autumn color on the edge of the burnt out area on the west side of the lake.
Time spent at Medicine Lake is definitely good for the soul.
End of the day sneaks past the clouds and onto the trees there down by the pretty lake in Jasper National Park.
Early summer snow in the Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest taken into monochrome.
Happy Sliders Sunday
Amtrak train No. 7, the Empire Builder, heads east over the Two Medicine River at East Glacier Park, Mont. on Sept. 15, 2018. Bringing up the rear of the train is the "City of Spokane," a Great Northern Railway observation car.