62.21 Nevada, Reno: Beauty, tranquility, color, harmony, power and charm...something to witness in order to aid a re-balance...Hike-about 62.
The photographs below are a handful, not covering the full hike, but published to satisfy our need of beauty, of some magnificence. After 3 or more miles, we reach a set of towers on a mountain where we ate brunch and digested the views. The combination of the snow-capped mountains of substance, the lake to our side, the clouds appearing to emulate the range in form and the position itself, plus the delightful spring coloring, combined to create a unique and uplifting sight and feeling. We noticed, only later, the United States Flag on the side of the mountain. We read the following excerpt about it: 'The C(arson) Hill Flag measures 120 feet by 65 feet. Google-map "Carson City," and the flag shows up in satellite images. Its story has inspired U.S. troops serving in combat. It has spawned a business, a marriage and a baby. Sep 11, 2011.' The range is overpowering, the snow lies thick, we are in awe while the US flag, although flat, is nevertheless dignifi...