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twelve miles before lunch. and six reflections from the trek to blue lake:

1. it feels good to good

2. it also feels good to feel exhausted after exertion

3. beauty truly is all around us. mountain landscapes and alpine lakes make that statement seem so obvious. but there’s also beauty in the scattered flight plan of a butterfly. or the way a tree trunk is split from a lightning strike. the sounds of rustling leaves. the sounds of silence. the sounds of my struggling breath at various levels of altitude and elevation gain. it’s all so beautiful. and beauty is good for the brain.

4. pb and honey sandwiches f**k! (and pb and honey sandwiches washed down with a summit beer?! transcendent.)

5. moose are magic

6. so am i