Evening Falls ...

Evening Falls ..., originally uploaded by Fodd.

Sitting outside the tents we watched as the sun slowly sank behind the hills, leaving the valley in darkness, but bathing the peaks all around with a pure, clear light, deepening and darkening the scars of the centuries on their faces.


A peaceful silence fell as people just sat and stared at the unexpected beauty that was unfolding all around us.


Great Gable seemed to watch over us, gathering cloud around her shoulders as protection and comfort against the cold, clear star-filled night which was to follow ...