We worked pretty hard at Adytum last week, so Friday and the weekend
were filled with little rewards... like pizza, going to the movies, and
most importantly, hiking in the Rockies. I have been in the Alps;I have
been in the Himalayas. Each are impressive and beautiful. The Rockies,
though... mmm. That's home.
I am now the proud owner of a season pass to the US National Parks.
This sponsorship ranks among the highest causes I contribute to -- just
as important as preserving indigenous cultures and human rights.
Environment, ecologies, biosystems -- these are insanely precious
resources. And, you know, one of the most potent ways to recharge,
de-stress, and get reconnected to the stuff that's really important in
life: living.
We drove up into Rocky Mountain National Park, just West of Estes Park,
CO. It was less than an hour from my front door, a fact I am
continually in awe of and grateful for. (Yes, those're *two* dangling
prepositions.) Driving down Routes 34 and 36, seeing these Immense
Mountains and then More Immensity behind those Immensities was just
extraordinary. I was just giggling all yesterday. My mind simply went
on overload and I reverted to the state of a 4-year-old who is fresh to
the world, has absorbed all he can handle, and simply babbles in
synaptic twitching.
The Rockies. This is my home, now. I just can't get over it. Whenever I
am hiking or driving or bicycling in those mountains, I feel like those
enormous, snow-capped peaks are my big brothers, or uncles... like
they're sheltering and taking care of me. It feels like an excerpt from
the Silmarillion or The Two Towers, where -- like the Ents -- the
mountains will, at any moment, begin speaking in deep, booming voices.
I simply couldn't be happier with living in Colorado. I see now that
I've been waiting to live here all my life. I'm home. And I'll let you
know if the mountains start talking about little people or feisty
rings.
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