You know the feeling when you try your best to describe something (a place, a moment, a trip, etc.) to someone who was not there and you just can't quite put it into proper words? That is the sense we currently have while attempting to share with you our experiences in Yosemite National Park. You can google all the pictures as you want or ask friends who have been but until you stand in the Yosemite Valley, the emotions are difficult to express.
Being in Yosemite National Park, we were overwhelmed with the presence of a beautiful balance. With every tall peak came a deep valley. Our uphill hike to Vernal Falls on the Mist Trail was paired with a needed summit rest (and a game of cards) in the October sunshine. With the setting sun casting a deep red tint on a mountain surface came the blue reflection of a morning moon on that same surface. Our morning run was coupled with a breakfast break at the Curry Village Coffee Corner. Nervously entering the park with no reservation, our uneasy mindset was soon alleviated with the help of a calm, cool, and collected park ranger. And the secluded nature of the valley was paired with a sold-out campsite full of adventurers ready to explore.
Today, we are reminded that life is good when one has a bit of balance. Some classy skyscrapers mixed with some wild redwoods. Moments of reflective silence and others when you can't even hear your own self talking. Some winter and some summer. Moments that exhaust you and others that make you feel quite alive. A bit of work and a bit if play. Climbing up to feel the comfort in coming down. You get the idea and hopefully your today has the balance we all need at times.
Today, we find graditude in balance, blindly sharing doughnuts with a park ranger (see picture), and experiencing a place that is at least worth trying to talk about.
Being in Yosemite National Park, we were overwhelmed with the presence of a beautiful balance. With every tall peak came a deep valley. Our uphill hike to Vernal Falls on the Mist Trail was paired with a needed summit rest (and a game of cards) in the October sunshine. With the setting sun casting a deep red tint on a mountain surface came the blue reflection of a morning moon on that same surface. Our morning run was coupled with a breakfast break at the Curry Village Coffee Corner. Nervously entering the park with no reservation, our uneasy mindset was soon alleviated with the help of a calm, cool, and collected park ranger. And the secluded nature of the valley was paired with a sold-out campsite full of adventurers ready to explore.
Today, we are reminded that life is good when one has a bit of balance. Some classy skyscrapers mixed with some wild redwoods. Moments of reflective silence and others when you can't even hear your own self talking. Some winter and some summer. Moments that exhaust you and others that make you feel quite alive. A bit of work and a bit if play. Climbing up to feel the comfort in coming down. You get the idea and hopefully your today has the balance we all need at times.
Today, we find graditude in balance, blindly sharing doughnuts with a park ranger (see picture), and experiencing a place that is at least worth trying to talk about.
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