A Trip to the Mountains

wakingupearlybeforethesunisevenintheskyishardtodobutatriptothetallmountainsisalwaysagoodreasontogetoutofbedwepackthickblanketsandwarmjacketsintothetrunkofthecarbecausetheairuphighisverycoldeveninthesummerthedrivetakesafewhoursandtheroadgetsverytwistyasweclimbhigherandhigherlookingoutthewindowicanseedeepvalleysfilledwithdarkgreenpinetreesandfastriversrushingovergreystonesthehigherwegothethinnertheairfeelswhenwefinallyreachthetopweparkthecarandstepoutontoarockypaththeviewfromuphereiscompletelyamazingyoucanseeformilesineverydirectionandthecloudslooklikefluffywhitecottoncandyfloatingrightateyelevelwefindasafespotneartheedgetositdownandeatthesandwicheswebroughtwithusboldlittlechipmunksrunoutfromundertherockshopingwewilldropsomebreadcrumbsforthemtoeatthereisnosounduphereexceptforthewindblowingthroughthetreesandtheoccasionalcallofalargehawkflyinghighaboveitmakesyourealizehowbigtheworldreallyisandhowsmallweareincomparisonhikingbackdownthetrailtakeslesstimebutyouhavetobecarefulnottoslipontheloosedirtmylegsfeeltiredbutmyheartfeelsveryfullofjoytripslikethisaregoodforthesoulbecausetheyremindustoslowdownandjustlookatthenaturalbeautyallaroundusbeforewedrivebacktoourbusynoisylivesinthecity