About two miles from my parent's house is the entrance to Big Cottonwood Canyon and an endless array of outdoor recreation and stunning beauty. My family camped about twelve miles up the canyon and went on several hikes through what felt like Alaskan backcountry rather than just a thirty minute drive from fast-paced city life, traffic, and pollution. I love it!"Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the vexations or concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner contentment and to renewed excitement in living. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for the spring. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."
--Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder
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Nice back yard to have!
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