Open spaces, that was all that greeted me this past week. Traveling through the Eastern Sierras down highway 395 and down down down into Death Valley. What a beautiful desolate place. Hundreds of feet below sea level, dry, windy and warm. Driving Titus Canyon, with steep rocky walls so close one could reach out and nearly touch them. Over mountain passes so steep one slip could send you to a tumbling grave. Viewing mountain sides a glow with evening sunlight, full of an artist pallet of color. I needed this hugeness, this bigger than life canvas to let me know I'm a tiny thing. Quiet days, starry nights, morning hikes were all medicine for a searching soul. Knowing my place in the scheme of things is so important to me and being out in the largeness of nature helped me with that knowing. It was a good place to spend time.
so good you were in a place to soothe your soul. death valley is one of my favorites too. peace to you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a glorious batch of images and tender prose. I hope you are at peace.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds amazing! I love the photos you shared.
ReplyDeleteWe are very small parts of this immense universe - but, we are a part of it. A part of the overall dance of creation. Never apart or alone.
ReplyDeleteLove that first photo! It looks like a tapestry...
I had no idea how beautiful Death Valley is. It's fun to travel with you vicariously. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds wonderful, and love seeing the Death Valley photos...a perfect time to visit...not in July! :-) Glad the journey brought some peace. I remember once kayaking in Cal and when we left the small water way and got out to the ocean...oh wow did I feel small! It is an amazing feeling when you can get out in nature like that to bring you back to peace...suddenly, I feel like I can handle what ever it was that was bothering me. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pictures. There is something so amazing about deserts but I like any large scale landscapes.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I love trees sometimes I seek that vastness too. I think it's soul expanding and freeing to let go of yourself for awhile, and just be in the greatness that you feel in these places.
ReplyDeletexx Lorraine xx
I miss those open spaces out west! They always, always put everything in perspective for me. Here, looking at the ocean does the same... I'm glad you were having that healing time!! Love, Silke
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place! And you said it well - nature often helps us to see a beauty and a plan that is often difficult to see in the chaos of daily living...
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos. What an interesting journey. How great it is that you had the opportunity to see all these wonderful places and capture them in your photos.
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