Today I finally made it back on the trail after nearly two weeks. It was wonderful to be outside in the cooling autumn air. I thought of that Cole Porter tune,"You'd be so nice to come home to..." Yeah, this place feels really alive to me, almost personifying nature for me. I feel that once people spend time connecting with nature we develop a different sense of ourselves and our relationships. This may sound like the zeal of a convert, but I have been a nature boy all of my life. Only now am I expressing it from my heart.
I decided to approach the magnificent Cathedral Rock (part of which is seen in the photos above). But instead of doing that heart jolting vertical climb, I took a circuitous path around its base. Templeton Trail, it's called. I climbed to the back half of the trail twice before, but had not seen this portion. I was captivated by the beautiful combination of stark dry stone and lush pine forest. I felt like I was transported to another planet.
I spent some time meditating in the middle of a wide stream bed--mostly dry. It created its own mysterious path. If I had more time, I could have spent the whole day out there. Thankfully, I captured the memories in my heart and on my Blackberry. I hope you can get a sense of this special beauty. I am happy to be back where endless trails of beauty await me. But I have to say this place has given me a better eye for beauty. It has helped me see it more clearly. So I can be sure that I will not run out of inspiration while my feet are on this earth.
Peace and beauty,
Joseph
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