Glide path
Dimension dynamics
Round out
Accomplished through peripheral vision as much as direct vision, visual cues emanate from the external environment. Always cogitating on existence, clear skies and slight winds facilitate a calm touchdown.
“Sensitivity isn’t being wimpy. It’s about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom. I enjoy a lot of mystery.” – Jeff Buckley
Abstract anecdote
Reappearing character
Point of contact
A brief encounter completely off the wall, and yet firmly attached as a fixture of continuity. The distinguishing condition of being involves sameness in all that constitutes the objective reality of an organic thing.
“I’m in a constant process of thinking about things.” – Richard Brautigan
Identity reservation
Fashionable manner
Sartorial splendor
The dude is far out man! For those seeking a more rustic experience in the untamed west, here is a cheap accommodation alternative one block north of the Yellowstone National Park west entrance, catering to urbanites unaccustomed to the frontier and all other primitive settings.
“The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that, knowin’ he’s out there. The Dude. Takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners.” – The Stranger
Terrestrial hot spring
Early evolution
Exterior analogue
Because of numerous active hydrothermal features, Yellowstone is especially magnificent during the cold of winter. Certain heat loving microorganism species reside in these hydrothermal ecosystems and often appear as masses of color. That thermophiles can thrive in such conditions, including alkaline or acidic water of near-boiling temperatures, is extreme only in relation to human requirements.
“At the time when liquid water—a prerequisite for life as we know it—appears in the geological record (3800 billion years ago), Earth was a hot, anoxic environment and under constant bombardment by meteors, many of which could have virtually vaporized the oceans. Early Earth, therefore, would have been an attractive home to heat-loving thermophiles and their extreme cousins, the hyperthermophiles, where thermophily would have offered a great selective advantage.” – Anna-Louise Reysenbach
Evening light
Path spanning
Sign overhang
Decision theory focuses on alternatives available among apparent choice options as influenced by a subjective goal directive. Passing from one condition to another, the highway corridor offers destination discretion involving such necessary decision articulations.
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa
Tranquil view
Solace sanctuary
Feel to truly appreciate
Early morning light illuminates some of the mountains encircling the ‘Gateway to the Northwest’. Mountains seem eternally to answer an aesthetic imaginative need, challenging complacent convictions.
“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.” – John Muir
Dinner out
With friends
Laid back fun
The comradely and shared conversation around the dinning table are as important as the perceived victual quality. Durational trip episodes are filled with special individual occasions worth celebrating.
“Having a ring leader at the table—one who can keep things moving, call out other members of the group by name, and be the point-of-contact for the server—really helps with communication.” – Rachel Titcomb
Delicate hues
Natural habitat
Nicely obvious
The subtle hue variations of the grayish western winter landscape are inexhaustibly satisfying in their infinite richness. With experience dependent upon individual interpretation, imbued through all things conveying themselves willingly, the earth does not withhold.
“Winter is a time of greyness and cold. When it shows, there is stillness and calm that often prompts us to speak in a whisper.” – Sandy Dumont
Silo lyricism
Sublime abundance
Accumulation distribution
Crafting space out of necessity tempered over time, subtle tonal and shape relationship elements are mixed in satisfying proportions. Driving by in a fleeting moment there is plenty of time, infinite in possibility.
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
Productive hot spring
Runoff discharge
Firehole river
In the first federally funded government research survey ever conducted in North American, the prominent trailblazer and geologist Dr. Ferdinand V. Hayden led an expedition specifically to explore the Yellowstone geothermal area. Although primarily a scientific and economic campaign, the artist Thomas Moran was significantly a consequential member on the mission. Hayden believed in the power of the visual illustrative image to augment any written-word descriptive passage.
“The results of this season’s exploration attracted the widest interest, and Congress readily complied with Dr. Hayden’s recommendation that the region he had last explored be set apart as a National Park.” – Charles A. White