It wasn't until I returned to a communal shower after backpacking 25 days along the glorious Absorokas Mountain range that I considered what the layers of sweat, sunscreen, and soot I had cultivated ontop of my skin would resemble in the reflection of myself. . . waiting on the bathroom wall.
Through writing we can learn to express our intimate vision of the world and learn to distinguish the flaws of appearance from the beauty of dirt.
Follow the below link into an adventure worthy of "tea time" . . . .
Through writing we can learn to express our intimate vision of the world and learn to distinguish the flaws of appearance from the beauty of dirt.
Follow the below link into an adventure worthy of "tea time" . . . .
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*Note: A Petoskey stone is a rare mineral rock whose interior is fossilized sea coral. Trained eyes can form predictions about the quality of the coral deposits from the outside. However, the stone must be roughly polished; layer by layer of exterior rock removed to see the coral interior. NOLS was my polishing stone. Like the layers of rock removed to reveal the beauty of a Petoskey stone, the mountain journey can never conceal what it already polished in my soul.
