it all began...around 8 this morning.... dress appropriate....for a long winters hike...on a warm winters day...jumped in the shower.... wake up the skin...hot water...rinsing off the night...the day before.... threw on my levi's...the ever so functional hiking boots....a stretch cotton winter white scoop neck top... oh and cotton socks... switched my purse contents into a handy canvas messenger bag....girl's gotta have the ever so important "used daily" must have items....the wallet...the calendar... lipstick... pens......phone...ipod...journal...camera...good to go.....
this day could not have been any more perfect.... the sky so blue.... the sun warm...warming up... light breeze.... mikeC...maureen...jonathon and me.... went to red rock canyon to hike... jonathon is familiar with the area so he... acted as our hike guide...sweeeeet!!! mikeC brought his bad ass....nikon D300 yeah...that's right...the D300.... 10.3 or 12 mega pixels... me and my little sony point and shoot... jonathon pulled into the park... at warp speed....taking hair pin downhill turns like he was mario.....or some shit... slow down stud muffin.... he parked near the trails entrance... and off we went...
maureen took off walking...a fairly rapid pace... i was not so inclined to fly threw this and miss all the amazing...visually intoxicating beauty surrounding me.... there was so much to absorb... she and jonathon...disappeared down the trail...while mike and i stopped...to enjoy and photograph the scenery... horsetail reeds....shooting up...5 feet high...lined the trail....on both sides.... they were thick...like over sized blades of grass....
the trees majesty....bare branches...twisted textures dancing.... white..gray...brown... withered and weathered.... red sandy rock...indigenous to oklahoma.... blue blue sky....small pools of water....deep blue green... we ducked...under trees....jumped over shallow streams....balanced on fallen branches as we hiked higher and higher.. steps of tree roots...and railroad ties.......listening to the silence.... the peaceful perfect silence..... birds singing....yellow ringed wings....boulders... lined with crevices....and ridges... layer upon layer....of reds...browns...warm sun...light breeze...revelation.... realization...life struggles.... disappeared....
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