About Me (Barbara Weibel)

Barbara Weibel After years of working 70 hours a week at jobs I detested, I felt like the proverbial "hole in the donut" - solid on the outside, but empty on the inside. Searching for meaning in my life, I abandoned my successful but unsatisfying career and set out on a six-month solo backpacking trip around the world to pursue my true passions of travel, writing, and photography. My blog features stories about the destinations I visit, people I meet, the crazy things...Read more here....


A gorgeous lake at Yoho National Park in Canada:

Emerald Lake at Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada

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  • http://bonnyracca.typepad.com Bonny

    What a beautiful scene!It looks so peaceful there, like it’s a perfect place to get away from it all. That water looks cold, though.

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  • http://bonnyracca.typepad.com Bonny

    What a beautiful scene!It looks so peaceful there, like it’s a perfect place to get away from it all. That water looks cold, though.

    Bonny’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  • http://spatter.typepad.com/spatter/2008/11/wordless-wednesday---mabry-mill-trough.html June

    Magnificent!

  • http://spatter.typepad.com/spatter/2008/11/wordless-wednesday---mabry-mill-trough.html June

    Magnificent!

  • http://spatter.typepad.com June

    Sorry for the old link on my first comment…

    June’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday – Heron Dance

  • http://spatter.typepad.com June

    Sorry for the old link on my first comment…

    June’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday – Heron Dance

  • http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/ Beth F

    Nice shot. I haven’t been to that park, but I can see why the lake is called Emerald Lake. I love B.C.

    Beth F’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday #7

  • http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/ Beth F

    Nice shot. I haven’t been to that park, but I can see why the lake is called Emerald Lake. I love B.C.

    Beth F’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday #7

  • http://bendyruggles.blogspot.com Jaden

    What a gorgeous scene! Did you take this photo??

    Happy WW~

    Jaden’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesdays #13- Christmas Spirit(s)

  • http://bendyruggles.blogspot.com Jaden

    What a gorgeous scene! Did you take this photo??

    Happy WW~

    Jaden’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesdays #13- Christmas Spirit(s)

  • http://forthatwhichmatters.blogspot.com/ Shanna

    Now that can leave you, well, without words! It is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

  • http://forthatwhichmatters.blogspot.com/ Shanna

    Now that can leave you, well, without words! It is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

  • http://agilmoregirlsfan.blogspot.com/ Bonds, Elizabeth Bonds.

    That is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen.

    Happy Wordless Wednesday!

  • http://agilmoregirlsfan.blogspot.com/ Bonds, Elizabeth Bonds.

    That is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen.

    Happy Wordless Wednesday!

  • http://www.travelswithtwo.com Melanie Waldman

    Barbara, this is Emerald Lake exactly! This photo makes me want to walk into the frame and take a seat by the teal green water, maybe take a little boat out. Wanna come along?

    Isn’t it cool that the Burgess Shale, solid evidence of the Cambrian Explosion, is up in those mountains?

    Melanie Waldman’s last blog post..Lean Times for Luxury?

  • http://www.travelswithtwo.com Melanie Waldman

    Barbara, this is Emerald Lake exactly! This photo makes me want to walk into the frame and take a seat by the teal green water, maybe take a little boat out. Wanna come along?

    Isn’t it cool that the Burgess Shale, solid evidence of the Cambrian Explosion, is up in those mountains?

    Melanie Waldman’s last blog post..Lean Times for Luxury?

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  • http://backpacker-insurance.info/ Jim

    Wow! This could really make anyone wordless! This is such an amazing view. I wish I can go there as well. Thank you for sharing this wonderful photo with us. Simply seeing pictures like this can bring hope and happiness to anybody. I wish you would continue sharing more interesting pictures like this. I am very glad that I came across your site. This really made my day. I just love seeing nature at its best. It just made me thankful for these wonderful creations. I hope there wouldn’t come a time where these wonderful places will be destroyed because of people’s neglect of taking care of the environment.

  • http://backpacker-insurance.info/ Jim

    Wow! This could really make anyone wordless! This is such an amazing view. I wish I can go there as well. Thank you for sharing this wonderful photo with us. Simply seeing pictures like this can bring hope and happiness to anybody. I wish you would continue sharing more interesting pictures like this. I am very glad that I came across your site. This really made my day. I just love seeing nature at its best. It just made me thankful for these wonderful creations. I hope there wouldn’t come a time where these wonderful places will be destroyed because of people’s neglect of taking care of the environment.

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