Hi Greg,

What a lovely and exceptional piece.

I love the way your detailed descriptions brought to mind my own hiking experiences -- in the Grand Canyon, in Acadia National Park, etc.

Your juxtaposition of luxuriating in the outdoors with the skills of learning, and what it means to discover experiences firsthand, was scintillating.

I would suggest that many more people are diagnosed with ADD than actually have it -- if it exists at all. And, obviously, when faced with, or enticed by, hiking on your own in the thrilling world of nature, you don't experience any of the "symptoms" which led people to suggest you might be 'afflicted'.

There is a spiritual rhythm to your piece, which, as a spiritual teacher, I very much resonate to.

I highlight three exceptional sentences.

"In fact, the process of finding a route becomes the destination."

"I realized that the tributary that created the side canyon was once at the same level as the river that carved the main canyon I walked along."

"I was willing to try paths that seemed hopeless just because it might be fun -- and the journey was worth the effort."

Bravo!

A wondrous and wonderful piece.

Well worth investing the time to read.

I’m so glad I did!

With Love,

Jonathan : )