09 juni 2011

hearing silence.

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[canon av-1]

i expected it to be overwhelming but when walking along the rim our hopes faded at first.
pavement, information signs, loads of people. we went down a muddy trail where the earth
was climbed by mules. had lunch some hundred meters down into the canyon, with a view too
immense to describe. discussions arose about what it takes to be overwhelmed by nature,
to be taken by the moment. we all grasped for that feeling, for the melodramatic
sigh of beauty. further down we found a small path and left the trail behind. the climber
feet of emil and aleksander marched in the front. we followed on a gritty path in our city-
chic clothes. stones fell around us, we ducked and jumped at times. Large yellow rocks
were leaning over us. i was filled with fear of falling, fear of someone else falling. vivid
streams of air caused black make-up tears running from my eyes. made up tears behind my
sunglasses, evoked by the canyon wind. eventually the silence of the canyon could be heard
for the first time. we yelled. happy screams not to scare anyone. eight voices crying out,
down into the deep thousand-meters gorges. breathtakting echoes. the awaited feeling
finally arose.

personally i think of four key matters, necessary for me to approach such moments.
silence - or in fact the absence of voices.
effort - my own hardships that takes me there.
time - enough to let nature get to you.
loneliness - or just the like-hearted company.

we did not try to claim the canyon for our own, we just claimed our own experiences.

6 kommentarer:

  1. Yes, beautiful! These photos are stunning, as is your summary. Just lovely.

    SvaraRadera
  2. WOW! (text, bilder och motiv)

    SvaraRadera
  3. så mycket berg! fint! du jag rensar i lådor här, o hittar en gammal analog systemkamera med två extra objektiv som jag tänkte skänka bort. tänkte om du händelsevis var intresserad? kameran heter fujica st801, sen är det ett 50- och ett 135-mm objektiv med några olika filter. inget världsunikt men ja. jag bara tänkte! :) kram!

    SvaraRadera
  4. beautiful pictures, and my thoughts on what it takes to let nature penetrate yourself and "own you" are much similar to yours. Brilliant. You just have no idea how much I just love your blog. Thanks for sharing such beautiful images and experiences.

    SvaraRadera