PeteFree.comDriving Meditation through Early Cold Season Landscapes
© 2013 Peter Free
28 November 2013
A mindful watching
Mindfulness — and primal, survival-oriented self — had me noticing the variety of thoughts and emotions that the landscapes between southern Colorado and Puget Sound, Washington evoked.
Interstate 80 Wyoming’s arid, badland-like topography was accentuated by a shallow covering of snow and low-angled sun, even at noon. Stark, cold emptiness. Not an easy place to be unsupported by civilization.
In Idaho, dawn warmed a corresponding aridity, but interspersed with large plots of agricultural irrigation, into pink-gold invitingness.
The following day, in Tacoma, Washington, tall, moss-covered trees dripped wetness. Late autumn colors and easy living everywhere. A walk along Puget Sound brought views of snowy Mount Rainier and an otter, rippling through quiet water.
Lots of opportunities to attend and stay.
