2012-03-30

Photo Finish Friday: Inuksuk

 Photo credit: my friend who wants to be anonymous

My friend is going to Jasper this weekend for her birthday and I am a bit envious. This photo is from one of her previous trips to Jasper - it's on my computer because she asked me to compile a flash drive of photos of mine and hers for another friend that has never actually been to Jasper. (I find that very strange as it is only 4 hours away, but, she is a bit of a princess apparently they usually only go to Banff.)

Inuksuk

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of my cousin Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

16 comments:

the Bag Lady said...

I like the inukshuk! I have been thinking about building one, but not one as large as that. (Does that make my innate laziness obvious?)

Leah J. Utas said...

Good pic. Where in Jasper is this?

Karen (formerly kcinnova) said...

I have seen many small towers of rocks (Gary has one in his yard and we have a bunch along a road here) but I have never seen an inukshuk. I had to google it... HOW VERY COOL!!

Also, as much as I love Banff and Lake Louise, why wouldn't someone want to go to Jasper? Beauty everywhere!

Reb said...

Sis, that is a very complicated inukshuk, most are much simpler.

Leah, she has it titled 'on river bank, bottom of steps' I will see if I can find out exactly where for you :)

Karen, I should have put in a link, sorry. They are very cool. Banff is more commercial and in some ppls minds higher class. I don't know why anyone wouldn't want to see both places either, but, I am glad that Jasper get fewer tourists ;)

Reb said...

Damn, I had the spelling wrong, good thing Karen reminded me (ever so gently) to put a link in for those that had never heard of them! Thanks Karen!

Janet said...

I love seeing those at the beach or in the woods!

messymimi said...

Nice. Someday i hope to see one in person.

Reb said...

Janet, they are very cool.

Messymimi, you'll just have to visit up north ;)

Hilary said...

Very cool, Reb.

solarity said...

My first thought on seeing the inuksuk was "a stone snowman!" Then I follow the link and discover that inuunguaq (sp?) are supposed to represent human figures and inuksuk not. So I need to read more. But I have LOTS of rocks here....

Mary Anne in Kentucky

Dianne said...

I'd love to go there
rocks fascinate me with all their sizes and shapes and textures

David Cranmer said...

Should I beware of Rock Monsters in Jasper?

Reb said...

Hilary, they are.

Mary Anne, your first thought was pretty close ;) I think you should make one.

Dianne, I think you would love Jasper and the Canadian Rockies.

David, I think you should be on the look out for them almost everywhere ;)

Frank Baron said...

Nobody else think the face looks like Garfield?

Reb said...

Frank, you are right, it does!

Cheryl Kohan said...

That's a very cool stack of stones. Never knew that's what they are called so I've learned something new.

I'd love to visit Jasper and I'd love to visit Banff. Now that I have my passport, I'll just have to find the time!