34.03, 34.04, 34.05: Just when we thought it could not get any better...it got stunning. A few highlights from latter hikes.
As the title understates , each day we seek exciting, interesting, meaningful and always extraordinary scenes within the ambit of physical effort. Over time, we have also learned that a person never knows what to expect, often allowing for elements of surprise to appear. Whether it's an animal, bird or typical natural scene, we've found and have oft stated, 'No scene repeats itself'. Some have made far-reaching statements such as, "When you've seen one mountain, you've seen them all". While we might offer an argument against that rather bold statement, perhaps it's more productive to concede that many objects remain stationary and appear not to differ from one day to another. However, that ignores the dynamics of the season, sun, moon, clouds and various other elements, not forgetting the subjectivity of a person's mood. Frequently, perspective differs depending on state of mind. (Partly lifted from our book ..."A Life Experience As No O...