des montagnes.

having failed to suppress the wanderlust, since returning from europe i have taken a 4-day excursion to nauvoo, illinois and am presently in utah-- arrived yesterday, leave in a week.  it's always a bit odd coming back to the place where i grew up.  things are pretty much the same, but i am very, very different.

today's activities consisted of a lovely morning run up the canyon followed by 8ish hours out in the garden weeding and harvesting. the weather is delightfuly warm at just a tad over 90 degrees.  we've eaten almost exclusively from things grown in the garden over the past 24 hours.
in essence, a perfect day.

i have missed the mountains.  i will be the first to admit that i took them for granted growing up, but i am grateful for texas for helping me truly appreciate the beauty of elevation change.  since our separation, i have yearned to be back in a mountainous environment and i'm looking forward to more time up in the mountains.

as john muir said, "the mountains are calling and i must go."