Somewhere Wyoming
Crisp air
Open space
High gold
I probably should have stopped for a while to fully appreciate the landscape.
“The mountains knew the definition of freedom. They provided a place where he could find his mind.” – Daniel J. Rice
Centennial Heights Preserve
Pocatello outskirts
Sagebrush steppe
Land trust
We spent an enjoyable morning hiking, exploring, and learning about natural open space.
“Getting outside is great for our health and well-being, especially when so many of us feel cooped up at home.” – Will Whelan
Under the Rim
Progressive change
Ongoing attachments
Facile extrinsicality
In an animated landscape, impressions manifest in an instant, visibly transforming with the shifting light.
“Light dances on cliffs, colors awake my spirit, inspired I trudge.” – Stephanie Smith
Rock Steady
Stable shifts
Average out
Transitional forms
Hiking in the Colorado National Monument feels like being in another world from long ago.
“Earth is ancient now, but all knowledge is stored up in her. She keeps a record of everything that has happened since time began.” – Jeanette Winterson
Concrete Transformations
Strikingly confirmed
Qualitatively integrated
Pull itself free
Full of intrigue, the drainage ditch creates its own unique ecosystem.
“All that seemed so far away and long ago, part of another life.” – Neil Peart
Monumental
Vast plateau
Canyon panorama
Towering monoliths
A spectacular and spiritual place at the heart of the world on a day that I wished would never end.
“Do your best for the west, the best for the world, the new day get it going.” – John Otto
Natural Resources
Raise consciousness
Transmit knowledge
Enrich spiritually
Just behind the last ocean dune, another world welcomes the morning.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
Intersection Tangent
Sailing toward
Apparent junction
Celestial sphere
As the world turns, the sun is most impressive at the point of diurnal disappearance.
“When looking at an infinite horizon, you should know that you are also the horizon of that infinite horizon!” – Mehmet Murat ildan
Sound Marsh
Sensory experience
Physical response
Entry point
Sunset at the edge of the Currituck Banks Maritime Forest, where the grasslands dominate, offers ample aesthetic opportunity.
“In nature there is no dirt, everything is in the right condition; the swamp and the worm, as well as the grass and the bird – all is there for itself.” – Berthold Auerbach
Cycles of Recreation
Eloquent radiance
Brightness splendor
Dazzled by a vision
The protective dunes accommodate their own distinctive beauty.
“But to apprehend one element of such a whole constitutes and presupposes a long step towards apprehending the rest.” – Bernard Bosanouet