11-7-2020
Look out over the valley, the seasons, the centuries.
Cloud blanket, gray light, stillness. Dark slips down into day.
The special weather statement said an unsettled pattern comes.
In my next life, I want to be a special weather statement.
Oak leaves flame out, crisp and ready, like toast.
The valley, the world, you and I must change.
What will we take with us? What will we cast off?
Rocks shift under my boots. My feet scramble for new angles.
I want safe footing.
But there is only footing.
Hike length: 5 miles
Difficulty: difficult
Creatures spotted/heard: ravens, crows, nuthatch, flickers, robins, pinyon jays
Trail traffic: none
Woman Seeks Elevation 