"Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the delight of life, which they are thenceforth to rule." - Thomas Carlyle _ Dramatic clouds skirting over mountains near Skagway, Alaska. _ We took a cruise to Alaska from Vancouver in September 2015. The scenery is some of the most breathtaking you'll find anywhere in the world. This shot was taken on a photography tour through the northern mountain pass all the way to the Canadian border. _ As I stood on the side of the road admiring this landscape, snow and ice whipping up off the rockface, the utter silence was resounding. We were in the middle of nowhere and temperatures dropped below freezing. I couldn't feel my fingers gripping the camera. And in the shadow of such majestic mountains the only appropriate response was a humbled quiet. The mountain spoke for itself. _ #alaska

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